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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)
2009-10 Total Spending: $48,816,083
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,246.6
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,728
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 63
2010-11 Total Spending: $44,069,576
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,309.6
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,081
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 60
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,081
Revenue Sources, State: 69.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 22.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 2.5%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.2%
Fall 2010 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 87.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 109.8
10/15/10 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,993
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 63
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,267
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 48
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,679
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 25
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $9,542
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $6,964
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 52.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $6,724
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 53%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $9,086
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 64
% 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 actual costs): $6,819
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 51.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 97.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $6,579
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 51.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 97.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $95
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
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 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,568
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 16.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $2,512
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 18.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $2,279
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 18%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 60
% 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 actual costs): $2,473
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 64
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 18.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 98.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $2,214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 17.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 97.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,574
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,594
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,495
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 11.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
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 actual costs): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 34
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,321
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2009-10): 83.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,410
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2010-11): 88.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 52
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 90.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,826
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $1,804
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 57
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $1,705
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 13.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $601
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 13
% 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 actual costs): $572
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 4.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 31.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $624
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 36.6%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
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 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $171
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $194
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 22.9%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 27.5%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 27%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $79
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $41
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $25
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 34
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $77,321
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 64
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 13.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 22
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $72,413
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 63
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 87.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 25
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $89,387
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 64
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 90
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 18
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $91,867
Salary Ranking (2011-12): 64
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 109.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 66
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $151,012
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 67
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 134.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 57
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $154,221
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 67
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 9.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 67
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 11.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 62
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $4,265,298
2009-10 Actual: $-2,237,902
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $2,027,396
2010-11 Actual: $319,402
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2009-10): $0
Actual Excess (2010-11): $0
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