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District: SOARING HEIGHTS CS (7830)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: HUDSON
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending: $2,716,319
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 223.1
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,175
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 11
2012-13 Total Spending: $2,852,605
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 226.5
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,594
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 12
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $12,594
Revenue Sources, State: 72.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 22.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 231.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 231.0
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 6.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,127
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 13
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,514
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 11
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $10,000
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 28
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $6,376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 63%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $6,695
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 63.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $7,260
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 72.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $5,535
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 54.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 86.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $6,134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 58.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 91.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $6,420
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 64.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 88.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 29
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $224
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $476
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $504
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 59
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 43
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $683
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 6.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $620
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 5
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,096
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $683
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 6.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 100%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $620
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 100%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $312
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 3
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 28.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,582
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 4
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,625
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,229
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 77.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 76.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 68.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $1,486
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,574
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 23
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,592
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 46
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 0%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 21.1%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 18.7%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 20.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 14.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 12
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $53,173
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 53
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 15.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 16
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $54,123
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 76
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 231.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 12
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $50,223
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 23
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 231.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 15
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $51,223
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 34
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 231.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 9
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $110,735
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 58
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 115.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 31
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $106,485
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 74
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 16.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 9
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 8.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 41
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $573,944
2011-12 Actual: $181,950
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $755,894
2012-13 Actual: $106,027
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $0
Actual Excess (2012-13): $0