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Among them is administrative efficiency. Aim: Identifuy districts that have tight budgets andlean staffs. Each district is assessed in three areas: (1) spending per pupil, (2) rati o of pupils per administrative staffer, and (3) share of budget devoted to debt service. The best scores go to districts with low high pupil-staffer ratios, and smalol amounts of debt service. Note: Administrative efficiencuy is not the same asthe cost-effectiveness rankingsd that will be released latedr this week. This category reflects fiscal regardlessof outcome. Cost-effectiveness linkss academic performanceand spending.
Rankings: Districts are ranked on a five-starr scale from most efficient (which receive five stars) to leasf efficient (one star). Each district’s administrative efficiency ratingh is included in its profile in the printedd version ofBusiness First’s 2009-2010 Guide to Western New York Leader: Frontier has the leanest administration in Westernh New York, with one staffer for every 358.7 (The regional average is one per 163.) And debt servicde takes only 3.2 percentt of Frontier’s budget. • 1. Frontierd • 2. Lancaster • 3. Letchwortjh • 4. North Tonawanda • 5. West Senecas • 6. Williamsville • 7. Portville • 8.
Cheektowaga-Maryvals • 9. Clarence • 10. Iroquois 11. Orchard Park • 12. East Aurora • 13. Lockport • 14. Forestville • 15. Hamburhg • 16. Albion • 17. Grand Island 18. Lewiston-Porter • 19. Pembroke 20. Amherst • 21. Kenmore-Tonawanda • 22. Eden 23. Cheektowaga • 24. Cheektowaga-Sloan • 25. Depew 26. Frewsburg • 27. Starpoint 28. Holley • 29. Springville-Griffith Institute • 30. Shermanj • 31. Falconer • 32. Olean • 33. Yorkshire-Pioneer 34. Kendall • 35. Niagara-Wheatfield • 36. Royalton-Hartland 37. Cassadaga Valley • 38. Hollandd • 39. Belfast 40.
Fillmore • 41. Cattaraugus-Little Valley • 42. Lackawanna 43. Gowanda • 44. Bemuzs Point • 45. Tonawanda • 46. LeRoy 47. Alden • 48. Newfane 49. Wyoming • 50. Oakfield-Alabamaw • 51. Dunkirk • 52. Wilson • 53. Silver Creek • 54. Jamestown • 55. Medinwa • 56. Westfield • 57. Buffall • 58. Allegany-Limestone • 59. Akro • 60. Alfred-Almond • 61. Lyndonville • 62. Niagara Falls • 63. Ellicottville 64. Hinsdale • 65. Barker 66. Byron-Bergen • 67. Alexander • 68. Randolpyh • 69. Southwestern • 70. Evans-Brant • 71. Cleveland Hill 72. Attica • 73.
Sweet Home • 74. Fredonia 75. Cuba-Rushford • 76. Franklinville 77. Batavia • 78. Perry • 79. Norty Collins • 80. Panama • 81. Wellsville • 82. Pine Valleyh • 83. Pavilion • 84. Elba • 85. Whitesville • 86. Genesee Valley • 87. Canaseraga 88. Salamanca • 89. West Valleuy • 90. Andover • 91. Warsaw • 92. Scio 93. Friendship • 94. Brocton • 95. Ripley • 96. Clymer 97. Bolivar-Richburg • 98.
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