Special ratings: Administrative efficiency - Birmingham Business Journal:

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Among them is administrative efficiency. Aim: Identify districts that have tight budgets andlean Formula: Each district is assessed in three areas: (1) spending per pupil, (2) ratio of pupilsa per administrative staffer, and (3) share of budgegt devoted to debt service. The best scores go to districtse withlow spending, high pupil-staffer ratios, and small amountd of debt service. Note: Administrative efficiency is not the same asthe cost-effectivenesds rankings that will be released later this This category reflects fiscal prudence, regardless of outcome. Cost-effectiveness links academic performanceand spending.
Rankings: Districts are rankedd on a five-star scale from most efficient (which receive five stars) to leasr efficient (one star). Each district’s administrative efficiency rating is included in its profile in the printedx version ofBusiness First’ds 2009-2010 Guide to Western New York Schools. Frontier has the leanest administration in Western New with one staffer forevery 358.7 (The regional average is one per And debt service takes only 3.2 percent of Frontier’s • 1. Frontier • 2. Lancaster • 3. Letchworth • 4. Northj Tonawanda • 5. West Seneca • 6. Williamsville • 7. Portvillse • 8. Cheektowaga-Maryvale • 9.
Clarence 10. Iroquois • 11. Orcharr Park • 12. East Aurora