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District: GUTTENBERG TOWN (1850)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: HUDSON
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $17,785,730
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,306.7
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,611
2014-15 Total Spending: $18,741,362
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,331
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,081
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $14,081
Revenue Sources, State: 31.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 56%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 7.1%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 103.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 130.9
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 8.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $9,730
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 1|82
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,697
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 3|79
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,682
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 5|79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5,768
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 59.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,427
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,915
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5,425
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,183
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,487
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $315
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 48|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $28
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $79
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,837
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,296
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 88.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,806
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 82%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,809
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 78.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,142
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $843
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 73.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $887
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 79.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $924
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 71.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $878
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $845
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,045
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $414
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 47.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 52.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $432
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 41.3%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
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): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $62
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 31.2%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 31.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 35.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $189
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $47
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $59
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 29|79
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $53,582
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 6|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $53,790
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|79
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 103.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|79
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $55,323
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 5|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 111.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $56,811
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 7|79
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 130.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 75|79
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $104,563
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 11|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 133.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $107,177
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|79
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 12.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 75|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 11.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 76|79
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,927,817
2013-14 Actual: $402,565
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,330,382
2014-15 Actual: $245,820
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $1,606,845
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,541,417

* 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.