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District: GREAT MEADOWS REGIONAL (1785)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: WARREN
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending: $20,312,152
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,278.7
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,885
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 35
2012-13 Total Spending: $20,564,579
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,255.1
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,385
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 26
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,385
Revenue Sources, State: 35.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 62.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0.6%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 73.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 188.7
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,725
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 27
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,619
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 33
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,063
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 28
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 64.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,006
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 63.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $8,261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $7,284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 62.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 96.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,620
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 60.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $7,745
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 31
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $151
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $319
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $99
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $196
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,562
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 22
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,702
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,774
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,372
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 87.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 90.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,573
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 88.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,332
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,381
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 23
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 84.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,084
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 78.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,117
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 28
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 80.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,515
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,616
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $726
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 56%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $774
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 51.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $760
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 47%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $9
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 28.8%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 30.1%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 33.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 53
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $57,375
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 22
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 11.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 52
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $59,200
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 28
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 73.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 56
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $62,450
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 21
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 62.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 68
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $56,515
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 4
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 188.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 33
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $98,789
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 12
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 162.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 45
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $100,765
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 13
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 18.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 22
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 16.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 41
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $605,901
2011-12 Actual: $198,801
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $804,702
2012-13 Actual: $194,894
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $13,943
Actual Excess (2012-13): $0