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District: NORTH STAR ACAD. CS OF NEWARK (7320)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: ESSEX
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $41,397,610
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,198.2
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,833
2013-14 Total Spending: $50,332,421
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,711.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,565
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,565
Revenue Sources, State: 80.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 13.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 208.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 91.9
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 6.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,384
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 60|88
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,893
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 66|88
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,275
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 68|88
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,966
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 68|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 55.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,884
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 64|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,675
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 68|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 65.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $6,516
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 56|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 45.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 81.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,501
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 51|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 43.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 82.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $6,863
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 52|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 79.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $521
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 46|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $944
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 71|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $733
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 58|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $930
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 75|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 57|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,080
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 76|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.1%
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): $1,295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 25|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): $452
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 9|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 34.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $3,581
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 51|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 24.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,851
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 61|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 25.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $3,145
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 63|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 23.7%
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): $1,719
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 19|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 48%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,584
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 21|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 41.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,224
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 15|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 38.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,837
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 58|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 19.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 67|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 21.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,053
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 52|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $429
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 5|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 15.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $519
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 10|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 16.4%
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): 16%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 15.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 15.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $29
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $7
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $3
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 11.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 39|88
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $58,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 77|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|88
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $60,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 76|88
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 208.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 18|88
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $59,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 49|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 262.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 14|88
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $58,500
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 47|88
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 91.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 36|88
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $75,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 26|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 114.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|88
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $125,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 72|88
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 8.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 37|88
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 10.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 35|88
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $3,765,557
2012-13 Actual: $798,416
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $4,563,973
2013-14 Actual: $1,320,594
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $0
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
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