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District: UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS CS (8065)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: ESSEX
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $5,720,457
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 334.8
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,086
2013-14 Total Spending: $10,123,990
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 467.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,656
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,656
Revenue Sources, State: 78.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 14.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 6.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 156.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 78.0
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,547
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 61|88
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,736
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 82|88
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,214
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 67|88
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,607
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 77|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 59.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,817
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 84|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,219
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 57|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 62.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,926
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 79|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 54.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 92.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 83|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 46.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 84%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $7,263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 59|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 88.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $399
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 34|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,067
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 78|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $437
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 36|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 39|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 64|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $519
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 55|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.9%
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): $743
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 15|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,668
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 77|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.2%
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): $508
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 11|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 68.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,432
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 60|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 53.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $4,476
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 65|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 30.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,417
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 25|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,327
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 32|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.6%
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): $3,140
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 66|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 21.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 70.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 24|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 68.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,829
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 44|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 78.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,465
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 19|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 10.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,578
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 80|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 25.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,459
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 70|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.6%
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): $1,022
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 27|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 22.3%
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): $181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 14|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 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%
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): 20.4%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 18.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23.8%
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): 8.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 74|88
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $53,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 67|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 64|88
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $53,100
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 61|88
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 156.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 26|88
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $63,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 59|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 182.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 28|88
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $65,000
Salary Ranking (2014-15): 63|88
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 78.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 42|88
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $124,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 75|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 68.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 63|88
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $104,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 53|88
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 9.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 31|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): $1,227,335
2012-13 Actual: $180,835
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,408,170
2013-14 Actual: $73,065
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $0
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
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