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District: PEOPLES PREPARATORY CHART (6057)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: ESSEX
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $5,396,161
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 280
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,272
2014-15 Total Spending: $7,574,032
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 365.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,722
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,722
Revenue Sources, State: 83%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 12.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 91.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 91.5
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,544
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 59|85
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,418
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 75|88
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,096
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 88|92
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 75|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 57.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,735
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 83|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,395
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 88|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 68.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,668
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 45.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 79.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,529
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 84|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 87.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,589
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 84|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 82.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,007
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 75|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $471
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 79|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $666
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 73|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $736
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,011
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 76|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.7%
Total Support 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): $3,172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 88|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 21%
Salaries and Benefits for Support 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%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (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%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,424
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 88|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 76.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,362
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 49|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 23.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,694
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 22.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 72|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 22.8%
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): $86
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,458
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 73.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,525
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 68.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,626
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 78|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 76.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,840
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 19.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,988
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $722
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,002
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 35.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 38.8%
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): $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%
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): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 12.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 15.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $1,244
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $864
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $146
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|88
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $55,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 71|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $56,339
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 79|92
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 91.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 59|88
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $64,930
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 65|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 76
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 72|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $59,410
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 45|92
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 91.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 52|88
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $112,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 65|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 95
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $100,600
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 64|92
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 9.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 42|88
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|92
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,005,694
2013-14 Actual: $794,182
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,799,876
2014-15 Actual: $474,447
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.