Cornell School District administrative costs per pupil in 2008 were $1,608.79. The district ranked 3rd out of 500 school districts for per-pupil administrative spending. The lowest administrative cost per pupil in Pennsylvania was $398. Donna Belas was named superintendent by the school board in August 2009. The Pennsylvania School Boards Association keeps statistics on salaries of public school district employees in Pennsylvania. According to the association, 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.