▁business ▁during ▁the ▁regular ▁school ▁hours . ▁Te ach ers ▁who ▁serve ▁special ▁education ▁students ▁receive ▁a ▁$ 3 0 0 ▁annual ▁bonus . ▁ ▁New ▁Castle ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁administrative ▁costs ▁per ▁pup il ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁was ▁$ 8 4 5 . 3 0 ▁per ▁pup il . ▁This ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁top ▁ 3 0 % ▁in ▁Pennsylvania ▁ranking ▁ 1 4 0 th ▁ ▁The ▁lowest ▁administrative ▁cost ▁per ▁pup il ▁in ▁Pennsylvania ▁was ▁$ 3 9 8 ▁per ▁pup il . ▁The ▁Pennsylvania ▁School ▁Bo ards ▁Association ▁collect s ▁and ▁maintain s ▁statistics ▁on ▁sal aries ▁of ▁public ▁school ▁district ▁employees ▁in ▁Pennsylvania , ▁including ▁administr ators . ▁The ▁District ▁has ▁experienced ▁stead ily ▁decl ining ▁en roll ment ▁from ▁a ▁high ▁of ▁ 3 , 6 4 2 ▁pup ils ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 - 0 7 ; ▁calling ▁into ▁question ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁administr ators . ▁ ▁Per ▁P up il ▁Sp ending ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁New ▁Castle ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁administration ▁reported ▁that ▁per ▁pup il ▁sp ending ▁was ▁$ 1 2 , 0 3 5 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁the ▁per ▁pup il ▁sp ending ▁had ▁increased ▁to ▁$ 1 2 , 5 1 1 . ▁Among ▁the ▁states , ▁ ▁Pennsylvania ' s ▁total ▁per ▁pup il ▁re venue ▁( including ▁all ▁sources ) ▁ranked ▁ 1 1 th ▁at ▁$ 1 5 , 0 2 3 ▁per ▁student , ▁in