Budget
In 2007 the district employed 266 teachers. The average teacher salary in the district was $52,597 for 180 days worked.
In 2009, the district reported employing over 360 teachers with a salary range of $40,000 to $144,200 for 184 days. Teachers receive a benefits package that includes: health insurance, life insurance, reimbursement for college courses, paid personal days, sick days, paid bereavement leave, and a defined benefits pension. The teachers union has been granted 25 paid days to conduct national, state or local union business. An additional 10 paid days is available to a union member who serves as a state or national officer. The union must pay for a substitute teacher. Added compensation is paid for after school activities, training time, and required meetings. A paid class preparation time is provided daily. The contract stipulates maximum class sizes.
Baldwin-Whitehall School District administrative costs per pupil were $676.83 in 2008. The lowest administrative cost per pupil in Pennsylvania was $398 per pupil.
Reserves In 2008, the district reported an unreserved designated fund balance of $3,953,626.00 and an unreserved-undesignated fund balance of $4,801,698.00. In 2010, the reserves had increased to an unreserved designated fund balance of $4,788,400 and an unreserved-undesignated fund balance of $7,274,208.
In July 2011, the Baldwin-Whitehall School District underwent a performance audit by the Pennsylvania Auditor General. Serious findings were reported to the school board and administration including that a district business office employee had made $298,556 in unauthorized disbursements. In 2009, a payroll clerk was linked to $300,000 missing payroll, athletic and construction funds.
The district is funded by a combination of: a local earned income tax, a property tax, a real estate transfer tax 0.50%, coupled with substantial funding from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the federal government. Grants can provide an opportunity to supplement school funding without raising local taxes. In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pension income and Social Security income are exempted from state personal income tax and local earned income tax, regardless of the income level.
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