Thursday, November 3, 2011

Special ratings: Administrative efficiency - Pittsburgh Business Times:

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Among them is administrative efficiency. Aim: Identifty districts that have tight budgets andlean Formula: Each district is assessed in thre areas: (1) spending per (2) ratio of pupils per administrativse staffer, and (3) sharwe of budget devoted to debt The best scores go to districts with low spending, high pupil-staffert ratios, and small amounts of debt service. Note: Administrative efficienct is not the same asthe cost-effectivenessa rankings that will be released laterr this week. This category reflects fiscal prudence, regardlesds of outcome. Cost-effectiveness links academic performanceand spending.
Districts are ranked on a five-star scalre from most efficient (which receive five stars) to leastf efficient (one star). Each district’s administrative efficiencgy rating is included in its profile in the printed versionn ofBusiness First’s 2009-2010 Guided to Western New York Schools. Leader: Frontier has the leanesg administration in WesternNew York, with one staffer for ever 358.7 students. (The regional average is one per And debt service takesonly 3.2 percentf of Frontier’s budget. • 1. Frontier 2. Lancaster • 3. Letchwortu • 4. North Tonawanda • 5. West Seneca • 6. Williamsvillw • 7. Portville • 8. Cheektowaga-Maryvale 9.
Clarence • 10. Iroquois • 11. Orchard Park 12. East Aurora

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