solanco school district administrative costs per pupil in 2008 was $569.03 per pupil. the lowest administrative cost per pupil in pennsylvania was $398 per pupil. the pennsylvania school boards association collects and maintains statistics on salaries of public school district employees in pennsylvania. according to the association's report, the average salary for a superintendent, for the 2007-08 school year, was $122,165. superintendents and administrators receive a benefit package commensurate with that offered to the district's teachers' union. according to psba, the median superintendent salary rose to over $130,000 in 2011.