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District: COMMERCIAL TWP (950)
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils
County: CUMBERLAND
Operating Type K-8 / 401 - 750 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending: $14,766,164
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 971.7
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,197
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10
2010-11 Total Spending: $14,712,534
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 930.6
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,809
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 21
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,809
Revenue Sources, State: 78.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 13.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 8.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2010 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 82
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 187.4
10/15/10 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 14%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,784
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 19
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,106
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 22
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,810
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 18
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 61.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,583
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 62.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $7,444
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 63%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $6,835
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 58%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 94.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $6,969
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 57.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 91.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $7,036
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 59.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 94.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $447
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $166
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $258
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,277
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 10.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,099
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 86.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,022
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 89.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $983
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 87.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,697
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,676
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,708
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $4
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $9
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $8
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,392
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2009-10): 82%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2010-11): 82.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 81.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,428
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 41
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,611
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $778
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 6.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 54.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $867
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 7.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 53.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $760
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 50.2%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $76
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 34.2%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 39.3%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 39.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $82
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $236
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 11.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 39
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $53,163
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 13
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 12.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 20
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $55,973
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 23
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 82
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 35
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $56,344
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 20
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 72.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 47
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $57,973
Salary Ranking (2011-12): 25
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 187.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 13
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $101,547
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 22
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 186.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 11
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $103,835
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 25
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 18.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 11
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 17.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 11
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $2,319,587
2009-10 Actual: $-447,451
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $1,872,136
2010-11 Actual: $-135,777
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2009-10): $252,508
Actual Excess (2010-11): $641,437
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