Camp Hill School District - Budget

Budget

In 2011, the average teacher salary in Camp Hill School District was $56,378.29 a year, while the cost of the benefits teachers receive was $14,288 per employee, for a total annual average teacher compensation of $70,666.73. According to a study conducted at the American Enterprise Institute, in 2011, public school teachers’ total compensation is roughly 50 percent higher than they would likely receive in the private sector. The study found that the most generous benefits that teachers receive are not accounted for in many studies of compensation including: pension, retiree health benefits and job security.

In 2009, the Camp Hill School District reported employing 109 teachers with a salary range of $41,000 to $141,500. In 2009, the average teacher salary, in Pennsylvania was $58,122 which was 115% of the states' median income.

In 2007, the district employed 90 teachers. The average teacher salary in the district was $53,491 for 180 days worked. This is the second highest teacher salary in Cumberland County. In Pennsylvania, the average salary of the 124,100 public school teachers was $54,977. As of 2007, Pennsylvania ranked in the top 10 states in average teacher salaries. When adjusted for cost of living Pennsylvania ranked fourth in the nation for teacher compensation. Additionally, the teachers receive a defined benefit pension, health insurance, professional development reimbursement, personal days, sick days, and other benefits. According to Rep. Glen Grell, a trustee of the state teacher retirement fund, a 40-year educator can retire with a pension equal to 100 percent of their final salary.

Camp Hill School District administrative costs per pupil was $838.48 in 2008. This ranked 153rd out of 501 school district in PA. The lowest administrative cost per pupil in Pennsylvania was $398 per pupil. In 2009, Camp Hill Superintendent, Connie R. Kindler renewed her five year contract with a base salary of $141,500. In 2011, Kindler tendered her retirement resignation. The Pennsylvania School Board Association tracks salaries for Pennsylvania public school employees. It reports that in 2008 the average superintendent salary in Pennsylvania was $122,165. In June 2011, the board hired David Reeder as Superintendent at a starting salary of $130,000 a year plus an extensive benefits package.

In 2008, the district reported a $3,096,776.00 in an unreserved-designated fund balance.

The School Board adopted the 2010-2011 Preliminary Budget at the February 12, 2010 Board Meeting in the amount of $16,826,793.

The district is funded by a combination of: a local earned income tax -2%, a per capita tax, a property tax, a real estate transfer tax, 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 and Social Security income are exempted from state personal income tax and local earned income tax regardless of the individual's level of wealth.