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District: KNOWLEDGE A TO Z CHARTER SCHOOL (6083)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $2,548,164
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 191.9
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,279
2013-14 Total Spending: $3,769,169
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 239
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,771
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,771
Revenue Sources, State: 84%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 10%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 119.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 239.0
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 4.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,799
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 25|88
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,869
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 38|88
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $10,396
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 22|88
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $6,847
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 43|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 58%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,780
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 62|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 54|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 78.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $4,846
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 17|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 41.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 70.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5,901
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 39|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 45.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 75.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $6,669
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 49|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 64.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 81.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,150
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 75|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 84|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $984
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 69|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $852
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 71|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $641
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 71|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $531
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 56|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): |88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): |88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,016
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 9|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): |88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): |88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $469
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 11|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 46.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $3,127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 42|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 26.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,993
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 41|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 23.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,633
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 5|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs):
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs):
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget):
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,955
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 32|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 16.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 62.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,930
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 36|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 64.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,065
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 8|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 65.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,806
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 32|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,095
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 36|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 66|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 22.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): |88
% 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 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): |88
% 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%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 0%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 2|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): |88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $5
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 1|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): |88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 23.2%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 19.7%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 8.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 77|88
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $43,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 15|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 8.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 75|88
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $44,495
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|88
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 119.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 35|88
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $47,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 15|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 320.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|88
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $44,500
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 9|88
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 239.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 3|88
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $90,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 51|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 160.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|88
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $78,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|88
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 31.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 2|88
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 19.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|88
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $0
2012-13 Actual: $345,592
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $345,592
2013-14 Actual: $183,971
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $0
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0