▁board ▁must ▁give ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 0 ▁days ’ ▁public ▁notice ▁of ▁its ▁intent ▁to ▁adopt ▁the ▁final ▁budget ▁according ▁to ▁Act ▁ 1 ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁New ▁Castle ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁employed ▁ 2 6 4 ▁teachers ▁and ▁administr ators . ▁The ▁average ▁teacher ▁sal ary ▁in ▁New ▁Castle ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁was ▁$ 5 8 , 2 2 1 . 4 7 ▁a ▁year , ▁while ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁benefits ▁teachers ▁receive ▁was ▁$ 1 8 , 2 4 2 . 2 7 ▁per ▁employee , ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁annual ▁average ▁teacher ▁compens ation ▁of ▁$ 7 6 , 4 6 3 . 7 4 . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁study ▁conducted ▁at ▁the ▁American ▁Enter prise ▁Institute , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁public ▁school ▁teachers ’ ▁total ▁compens ation ▁is ▁roughly ▁ 5 0 ▁percent ▁higher ▁than ▁they ▁would ▁likely ▁receive ▁in ▁the ▁private ▁sector . ▁The ▁study ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁most ▁gener ous ▁benefits ▁that ▁teachers ▁receive ▁are ▁not ▁account ed ▁for ▁in ▁many ▁studies ▁of ▁compens ation , ▁including : ▁p ension , ▁ret ire e ▁health ▁benefits ▁and ▁job ▁security . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁New ▁Castle ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁reported ▁employ ing ▁ 2 8 2 ▁teachers ▁and ▁administr ators ▁with ▁a ▁median ▁sal ary ▁of ▁$ 6 0 , 0 0 8 ▁and ▁a ▁top ▁sal ary ▁of ▁$ 1 3 1 , 4 7