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District: HARRISON TOWN (2060)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: HUDSON
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2008-09 Total Spending: $44,265,291
2008-09 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,182.5
2008-09 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,282
2008-09 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 63
2009-10 Total Spending: $48,444,885
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,246.6
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,563
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 65
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,563
Revenue Sources, State: 61.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 21.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 13.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 3.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.3%
Fall 2009 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 81
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 105.7
10/15/09 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2008-09 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,239
2008-09 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 62
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,993
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 64
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,174
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 56
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $7,728
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 54.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $9,542
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $7,405
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 52.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $7,305
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 51.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2008-09): 94.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $9,086
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 56.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $7,238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 51.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 97.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 41
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $93
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $2,601
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 18.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,568
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 16.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $2,797
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 19.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $2,037
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2008-09): 78.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 85.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $2,725
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 19.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 97.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,672
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 65
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,574
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,629
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 11.5%
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): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,422
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2008-09): 85%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 53
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2009-10): 83.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,427
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 87.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,817
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,826
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,894
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $594
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 4.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2008-09): 32.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $601
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 3.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 32.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $680
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 24
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 35.9%
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): $241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $218
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2008-09): 28.4%
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 22.9%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 25.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2008-09): $92
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $79
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $28
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2009-10): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 29
Teacher Salary (2009-10): $71,373
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 64
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 35
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $77,321
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 66
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2009-10): 81
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 34
Support Service Salary (2009-10): $86,965
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 63
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 87.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 27
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $89,387
Salary Ranking (2010-11): 65
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 105.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 65
Administrator Salary (2009-10): $141,189
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 68
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 109.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 68
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $151,012
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 9.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 67
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 9.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 68
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2008-09): $3,426,055
2008-09 Actual: $606,123
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $4,032,178
2009-10 Actual: $-2,095,713
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2008-09): $0
Actual Excess (2009-10): $0
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