Budget
In 2009, the district reported employing over 100 teachers with a salary range of $27,000 to $85,900 for 180 days. The median teacher salary is $51,750. Additionally, teachers receive an extensive benefits package including: life insurance, health insurance, defined benefit pension, paid professional development, paid sick days and paid personal days.
In 2007, the district employed 103 teachers. The average teacher salary in the district was $47,258 for 180 days worked. 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.
North Star School District administrative costs per pupil in 2008 was $659.77 per pupil. This ranked 369th for per pupil administrative spending in the state. The lowest administrative cost per pupil in Pennsylvania was $398 per pupil. In July 2009, the school board awarded a 3 year contract to Shawn Kovac, for Superintendent, with a starting salary of $92,500. The Pennsylvania School Boards Association keeps statistics on salaries of public school district employees in Pennsylvania. According to the association's report, 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.
Per Pupil spending In 2008, the district reported spending $12,522 per pupil which ranked 217th among Pennsylvania's 500 school districts.
Reserves In 2008, the district reported a $4,334,351 in a unreserved-undesignated fund balance. The designated fund balance was reported as zero.
In March 2010, the Pennsylvania auditor General conducted a performance audit of the district. The findings were reported to the school board and the administration. It was concluded that the District did take appropriate corrective action to address the deficit fund balance of 2006.
The district is funded by a combination of: a local income tax, a property tax, a real estate transfer tax, coupled with substantial funding from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the federal government. 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 person's wealth.
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