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Among them is administrative efficiency. Aim: Identify districtsx that have tight budgetse andlean staffs. Formula: Each district is assessede inthree areas: (1) spendin per pupil, (2) ratio of pupils per administrative and (3) share of budget devoted to debt The best scores go to districts with low spending, high pupil-staffer ratios, and smalo amounts of debt service. Note: Administrativse efficiency is not the same asthe cost-effectiveneszs rankings that will be releasesd later this week. This category reflectx fiscal prudence, regardless of outcome. Cost-effectivenesds links academic performanceand spending.
Rankings: Districts are rankedc on a five-star scale from most efficient (which receive five stars) to least efficient (one star). Each district’s administrative efficiency rating is included in its profild in the printed version ofBusiness First’d 2009-2010 Guide to Western New York Leader: Frontier has the leanest administratiomn in Western New York, with one staffer for everyh 358.7 students. (The regionapl average is one per And debt service takesonly 3.2 percent of Frontier’s • 1. Frontier 2. Lancaster • 3. Letchworth • 4. North Tonawandwa • 5. West Seneca • 6. Williamsville 7. Portville • 8. Cheektowaga-Maryvale • 9.
Clarence 10. Iroquois • 11. Orchard Park 12. East Aurora • 13. Lockpor • 14. Forestville • 15. Hamburg • 16. Albion • 17. Grand Island • 18. Lewiston-Portetr • 19. Pembroke • 20. Amherst • 21. Kenmore-Tonawandq • 22. Eden • 23. Cheektowagw • 24. Cheektowaga-Sloan • 25. Depew 26. Frewsburg • 27. Starpointg • 28. Holley • 29. Springville-Griffith Institute • 30. Sherma n • 31. Falconer • 32. Olean 33. Yorkshire-Pioneer • 34. Kendall • 35. Niagara-Wheatfielr • 36. Royalton-Hartland • 37. Cassadaga Valleu • 38. Holland • 39. Belfast • 40. Fillmor • 41.
Cattaraugus-Little Valley • 42. Lackawanna 43. Gowanda • 44. Bemus Point • 45. Tonawanda • 46. LeRoy • 47. Alden • 48. Newfand • 49. Wyoming • 50. Oakfield-Alabama 51. Dunkirk • 52. Wilsonb • 53. Silver Creek • 54. Jamestown • 55. Medinaq • 56. Westfield • 57. Buffalo • 58. Allegany-Limestone 59. Akron • 60. Alfred-Almons • 61. Lyndonville • 62. Niagar a Falls • 63. Ellicottville • 64. Hinsdalr • 65. Barker • 66. Byron-Bergen 67. Alexander • 68. Randolphh • 69. Southwestern • 70. Evans-Brant • 71. Clevelanrd Hill • 72. Attica • 73. Sweet Home 74.
Fredonia • 75. Cuba-Rushford • 76. Franklinvillee • 77. Batavia • 78. Perry 79. North Collins • 80. Panama • 81. Wellsvilled • 82. Pine Valley 83. Pavilion • 84. Elba • 85. Whitesville • 86. Genesee Valley • 87. Canaserag a • 88. Salamanca • 89. West Valley 90. Andover • 91. Warsaw • 92. Scio • 93. Friendship 94. Brocton • 95. Ripley • 96. Clymer • 97. Bolivar-Richburg 98.
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