Budget
In 2009, the district reported employing over 100 teachers with a salary range of $40,000 to $110,000 for 187 days. The average teacher salary in the district is $58,153 in 2009. Teachers also receive a benefits package that includes: paid sick days, paid personal days, reimbursement for college courses, a health insurance and a defined benefit pension.
In 2007, the district employed 66 teachers. The average teacher salary in the district was $56,684 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. Additionally, the teachers receive a defined benefit pension, health insurance, professional development reimbursement, personal days, sick days, and other benefits.
Leechburg Area School District administrative costs per pupil in 2008 was $707.15 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'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. Leechburgh Area School district superintendeet contract contains a buyout clause. In September 2010, the school board voted to retain Superintendent James Budzilek for 5 years beginning in 2011, at a salary of $121,600.
In 2008, the district administration reported spending $21,352 per pupil which ranked 9th among Pennsylvania's 501 school districts.
In March 2010, the Pennsylvania Auditor General conducted a performance audit of the district. The findings were reported to the administration and the school board.
Reserves In 2008, the district reported a $911,752 balance in unreserved-undesignated funds. The designated fund balance was repoted as zero.
The district is funded by a combination of: a local earned 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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