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District: SPRINGFIELD TWP (5000)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: UNION
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending: $37,314,852
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,176.4
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,145
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 38
2010-11 Total Spending: $36,836,296
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,217.5
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,612
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,612
Revenue Sources, State: 7.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 93.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 2.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2010 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 85.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 148.9
10/15/10 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,151
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 38
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,622
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 31
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,375
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 43
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,427
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 56.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 57.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $7,697
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 57.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,093
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 53.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 95.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $7,019
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 55.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $7,360
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 55%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 95.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $229
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $75
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,903
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,813
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,987
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,619
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 12.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 85.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,557
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 85.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,692
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 85.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $80
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,046
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2009-10): 81.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $957
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2010-11): 82.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $984
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 78.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,910
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 14.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,709
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,727
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $883
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 6.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 46.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $842
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 6.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 49.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $854
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 44
% 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): 49.4%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
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): $375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $415
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 3.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 23.6%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 24.9%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 26.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $83
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $244
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $238
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 13.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 20
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $64,125
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 43
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 13.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 19
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $66,155
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 49
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 85.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 28
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $70,178
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 27
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 86
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 25
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $70,242
Salary Ranking (2011-12): 26
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 148.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 48
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $113,820
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 18
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 143.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 52
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $121,166
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 32
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 12.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 52
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 12.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 57
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $2,925,391
2009-10 Actual: $334,307
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $3,259,698
2010-11 Actual: $798,322
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2009-10): $216,968
Actual Excess (2010-11): $299,029
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