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District: BELLEVILLE TOWN (250)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: ESSEX
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $75,275,430
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,026.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,869
2014-15 Total Spending: $73,351,021
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,990.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,699
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $14,699
Revenue Sources, State: 48.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 48%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.2%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 112.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 337.4
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,107
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 100|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,743
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 2|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,540
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 3|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $11,464
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 60%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,073
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $11,045
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,760
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $289
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $130
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $155
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,428
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,566
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,881
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 81%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 80.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,276
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 81.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,553
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,498
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,543
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $128
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 99|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $80
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,939
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 75.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,010
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 67.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,053
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 68.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,416
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 90|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,011
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,074
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,458
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 60.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $690
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 68.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $706
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 65.7%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $277
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 68|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 23.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $5
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $14
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 15.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|103
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $73,467
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 83|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $71,217
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 76|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 112.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|103
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $83,686
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 75|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 96.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $80,604
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 73|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 337.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|103
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $157,358
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 99|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 189.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $148,936
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 99|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 25.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,222,093
2013-14 Actual: $-4,350,453
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $-3,128,360
2014-15 Actual: $4,309,579
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0

* Districts that did not report any values (N.R.), and those that moved from a different enrollment group (N.A.) are excluded from the rankings.