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District: FOUNDATION ACADEMY CHARTE (6017)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: MERCER
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $8,722,712
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 526.4
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,571
2014-15 Total Spending: $11,518,914
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 756.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,219
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,219
Revenue Sources, State: 85.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 10.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 148.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 252.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,373
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 57|85
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,770
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 34|88
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,266
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 43|92
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,546
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,012
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,730
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 68.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,616
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 46%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 87.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 48.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 88.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,031
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 67|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $597
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $508
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $333
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 45|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $272
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $308
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 30|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $482
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,143
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $482
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 100%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 100%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $747
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 65.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 46|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 22.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,045
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 23.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 73|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 30.5%
Legal Services (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): $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): $68
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,657
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 82.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,814
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 22%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 92.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,955
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 85|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 26.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 85.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 65|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 21.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 8.7%
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%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 0%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $13
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
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): $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): $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%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 20.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 20.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $7
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $40
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|88
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $54,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 68|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $58,472
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 82|92
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 148.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 38|88
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $63,800
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 63|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 176.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $71,000
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 73|92
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 252.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|88
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $121,700
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 75|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 98
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $74,213
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|92
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 23.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 3|88
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 8.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|92
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $873,464
2013-14 Actual: $353,458
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,226,922
2014-15 Actual: $1,447,157
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.