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District: UNITY CS (8050)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: MORRIS
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $2,835,151
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 182.6
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,527
2013-14 Total Spending: $2,956,530
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 194
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,240
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,240
Revenue Sources, State: 20.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 78.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 161.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 46.2
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,433
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46|88
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,695
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 45|88
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,942
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 49|88
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,536
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 58|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 56.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,084
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 43|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 51.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $7,653
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 41|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 64.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,178
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 68|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 53.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 95.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,631
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 56|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 48.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $7,256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 58|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $289
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 24|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 13|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $223
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 9|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $70
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 10|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 30|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 17|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,539
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 18|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,584
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 26|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,256
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 58|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 23|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 71.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 26|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 71.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 56|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 59.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,867
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 11|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,865
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 37|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 20.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,694
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 48|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 22.6%
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): $1,232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 6|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 66%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 47|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 74.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,932
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 52|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 71.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,492
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 52|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 18.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 38|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,745
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 43|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.6%
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): $2
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 1|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): 0.1%
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): 27.6%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 26%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.1%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $80
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $60
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $46
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 9.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 66|88
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $48,547
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 41|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 72|88
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $46,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 21|88
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 161.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 23|88
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $25,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 6|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 98.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|88
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $35,100
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 7|88
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 46.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 68|88
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $73,879
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 22|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 95.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|88
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $75,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|88
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 5.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 65|88
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 11.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 29|88
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $334,642
2012-13 Actual: $-93,336
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $241,306
2013-14 Actual: $-8,075
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $0
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0