Budget
In 2009, the district reported employing 660 teachers and administrators with a salary range of $37,146 to $139,000. Additionally, the teachers receive a defined benefit pension, health insurance, dental insurance, viison insurance, life insurance, professional development reimbursement, paid personal days, 10 paid sick days, and other benefits.
In 2007, the Mifflin County School District employed 419 teachers and the average teacher salary in the district was $46,152 for 180 days worked. In 2009, the district employed over 400 teachers with a salary range of $37,000 to $110,000. The faculty received an extensive benefits package which included: health insurance, life insurance, free college courses, fees to professional organizations and a defined benefit pension.
The district administrative costs per pupil were $597.19 in 2008. The lowest administrative cost per pupil in Pennsylvania was $398 per pupil.
Per pupil spending The district reported spending $10,079 per pupil in 2008 which ranked 472nd in the state. In 2010, the per pupil spending had increased to $11,015.18 Among the states, Pennsylvania’s total per pupil revenue (including all sources) ranked 11th at $15,023 per student, in 2008-09. In 2007, the Pennsylvania per pupil total expenditures was $12,759.
Reserves In 2008, the district reported having $2,126,725 in an Unreserved - Undesignated Fund Balance. In 2010, Mifflin County School District Administration reported a balance of $1,690,170.00 in the unreserved-undesignated fund. Pennsylvania school district reserve funds are divided into two categories – designated and undesignated. The undesignated funds are not committed to any planned project. Designated funds and any other funds, such as capital reserves, are allocated to specific projects. School districts are required by state law to keep 5 percent of their annual spending in the undesignated reserve funds to preserve bond ratings. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, from 2003 to 2010, as a whole, Pennsylvania school districts amassed nearly $3 billion in reserved funds.
In January 2010, the Pennsylvania Auditor General conducted a performance audit of the Mifflin County School District. The findings were reported to the administration and school board.
The district is funded by a combination of: a local earned income tax 1.35%, a local real property tax, a real estate transfer tax 0.5%, and a per capita tax, coupled with substantial funding from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the federal government. Grants 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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