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District: GRAY CS (6665)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: ESSEX
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $4,810,123
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 274.1
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,549
2013-14 Total Spending: $5,070,369
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 299.4
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,935
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,935
Revenue Sources, State: 79.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 15%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 299.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 99.7
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 0%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,130
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 68|88
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,577
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 60|88
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,879
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 48|88
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $6,623
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 38|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 43.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,200
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 73|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $7,121
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 32|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $5,987
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 46|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 39.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 90.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,068
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 70|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 48.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 86.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $6,013
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 29|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 84.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 18|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $592
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 55|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $419
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 33|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 52|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $541
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 66|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 66|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.8%
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): $1,784
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 28|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,636
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 38|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.8%
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): $1,500
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 32|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 84.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,247
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 49|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 76.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $4,631
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 68|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 30.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 26|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $3,266
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 66|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 27.5%
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): $3,834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 77|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 25.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 82.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,010
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 38|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 82.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,631
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 38|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 49.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $3,876
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 71|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 25.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 37|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,012
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 50|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,156
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 25|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 7.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 29.8%
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): $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): $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): $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): $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): 27.8%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 31.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.3%
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): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 24|88
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $59,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 78|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 16.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|88
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $57,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 74|88
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 299.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 5|88
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $75,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 73|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 167.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|88
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $79,000
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 73|88
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 99.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 27|88
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $80,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 32|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 111.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|88
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $90,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 31|88
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 8.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 38|88
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 7.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|88
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $490,009
2012-13 Actual: $-174,317
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $-15,618
2013-14 Actual: $-52,687
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $0
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0