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Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending March 2011

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District: GUTTENBERG TOWN (1850)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: HUDSON
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2008-09 Total Spending: $16,623,826
2008-09 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,296.5
2008-09 Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,822
2008-09 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 4
2009-10 Total Spending: $17,452,578
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,366.5
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,771
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 3
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending Per Pupil: $12,771
Revenue Sources, State: 27.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 58.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 14.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2009 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 149.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 145.3
10/15/09 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2008-09 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $8,845
2008-09 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 1
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $9,013
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 1
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $7,952
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 1
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $5,498
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 62.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $5,852
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 64.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $5,076
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 63.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $4,864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 55%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2008-09): 88.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $5,352
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 59.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 91.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $4,903
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 61.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 96.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $312
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $486
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 86
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 5.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 11
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $169
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,236
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $572
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 6.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2008-09): 46.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $700
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 63.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $558
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 66.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,278
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 23
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,316
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 16.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.7%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,062
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2008-09): 78.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,086
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2009-10): 85%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,085
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 82.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $708
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 8%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $727
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 8.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $677
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 1
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 8.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 3.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2008-09): 47.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 4.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 51.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $284
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 41.9%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.2%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2008-09): 39.2%
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 34.6%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 34.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2008-09): $77
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $39
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2009-10): 13.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 5
Teacher Salary (2009-10): $49,558
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 5
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 15.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 2
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $49,612
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 2
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2009-10): 149.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 1
Support Service Salary (2009-10): $67,585
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 41
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 141.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 2
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $66,419
Salary Ranking (2010-11): 37
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 145.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 77
Administrator Salary (2009-10): $118,408
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 52
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 204.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 23
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $122,835
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 61
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 11.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 87
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 14.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 71
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2008-09): $2,954,265
2008-09 Actual: $-710,306
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $2,243,959
2009-10 Actual: $-1,730,781
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2008-09): $69,037
Actual Excess (2009-10): $0
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