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Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending March 2011

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District: TRENTON COMMUNITY CS (7901)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: MERCER
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2008-09 Total Spending: $9,215,641
2008-09 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 605
2008-09 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,232
2008-09 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 38
2009-10 Total Spending: $10,066,361
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 610
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,502
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 48
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,502
Revenue Sources, State: 81.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 10.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2009 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 101.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 305
10/15/09 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2008-09 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,271
2008-09 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,257
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 45
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,381
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 59
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $4,834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 39.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $5,267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 23
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 39.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $6,985
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 48.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $4,093
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 33.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2008-09): 84.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $4,527
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 34.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 86%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $6,267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 43.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 89.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $487
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 4%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 4.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $608
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 4.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $109
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.8%
Total Support 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): $1,845
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $2,826
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 19.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support 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%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2008-09): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,845
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 23
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 100%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,835
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 68
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 64.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $2,702
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 22%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $3,164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 23.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $2,195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 15.3%
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): $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%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $2,315
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 18.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2008-09): 85.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,398
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 18.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2009-10): 75.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,870
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 85.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $2,930
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 23.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,982
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 22.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $2,376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 16.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (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%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (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%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (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%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 0%
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): $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%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2008-09): 28%
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 26.5%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 29.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2008-09): $285
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $373
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $143
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2009-10): 11.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 35
Teacher Salary (2009-10): $47,627
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 37
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 11.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 43
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $46,902
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 30
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2009-10): 101.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 29
Support Service Salary (2009-10): $56,545
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 35
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 120
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 34
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $52,276
Salary Ranking (2010-11): 29
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 305
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 5
Administrator Salary (2009-10): $86,005
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 40
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 120
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 27
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $92,700
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 54
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 30.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 5
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 11.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 24
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2008-09): $379,538
2008-09 Actual: $769,519
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $1,149,057
2009-10 Actual: $220,137
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2008-09): $0
Actual Excess (2009-10): $0
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