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Among them is administrative efficiency. Aim: Identify districts that have tightr budgets andlean staffs. Formula: Each districyt is assessed inthree areas: (1) spending per pupil, (2) ratip of pupils per administrative staffer, and (3) share of budgetg devoted to debt service. The best scores go to districts with low high pupil-staffer ratios, and smalll amounts of debt service. Note: Administrative efficiency is not the same asthe cost-effectivenesz rankings that will be released later this This category reflects fiscal prudence, regardlessx of outcome. Cost-effectiveness links academic performanc eand spending.
Rankings: Districts are ranked on a five-star scale from most efficient (which receive five stars) to least efficientf (one star). Each district’s administrative efficiency rating is include in its profile in the printed version ofBusinesds First’s 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 163.) And debt servicd takes only 3.2 percent of Frontier’ws budget. • 1. Frontier • 2. Lancaster 3. Letchworth • 4. North Tonawanda • 5. West Senecsa • 6. Williamsville • 7. Portvillde • 8. Cheektowaga-Maryvale • 9.
Clarence 10. Iroquois • 11. Orchard Park 12. East Aurora