Budget
In 2007, the district employed 357 teachers and the average teacher salary in the district was $55,108. The average salary for public school teachers in Pennsylvania was $54,977. In 2009, the district employed over 400 teachers whose salaries range between $45,000 to $141,278 with over 70 teachers earning over $90,000 per year.
The district administrative costs per pupil in 2008 were $641.67 per pupil. The lowest administrative cost per pupil in Pennsylvania was $398 per pupil. The Pennsylvania School Boards Association keeps statistics on salaries of public school district employees in Pennsylvania. According to the association, the average salary for a superintendent for the 2007-08 school year was $122,165. Superintendents and administrators receive a benefit package commensurate with that offered to the district's teachers' union. Former Superintendent Dr. Thomas Knight died July 22, 2011.
The district reported that its per pupil spending was $13,855. This ranked 114th among 501 Pennsylvania public school districts.
In 2008, the district reported an unreserved designated fund balance of zero and an unreserved-undesignated fund balance of $5,420,222.00.
In November 2010, the Pennsylvania Auditor General conducted a performance audit of the school district. The findings were reported to the school board and administration.
The district is funded by a combination of: a local earned income tax 0.5%, a property tax, a real estate transfer tax 0.5%, a Mechanical Amusement Tax of $50 per jukebox and $100 for other mechanical amusement devices, 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 individual's wealth.
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