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District: COMPASS ACADEMY CHARTER S (6089)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: CUMBERLAND
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $1,149,535
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 102.4
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,226
2014-15 Total Spending: $1,528,814
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 144.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,595
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $10,595
Revenue Sources, State: 69.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 18.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 11.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 72
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 72
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 0%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $8,840
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 2|85
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $8,475
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 1|88
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $7,653
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 3|92
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5,006
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,102
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,048
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 66%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 46.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 82.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 89.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $4,427
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 87.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $782
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $327
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $294
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,007
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $823
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,448
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $770
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 76.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 66.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $877
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 60.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,599
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,678
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $21
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
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%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,020
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 63.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,045
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 62.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,205
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 83.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $831
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $935
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 25.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 30%
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): $116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $42
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
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): 21.2%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 16.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 16%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $123
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $3
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 14.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|88
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $48,376
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $46,988
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|92
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 72
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 71|88
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $52,250
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 29|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 293.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $61,480
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 52|92
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 72
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 63|88
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $73,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 88
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $68,880
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|92
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 67|88
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 7.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|92
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $0
2013-14 Actual: $11,112
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $11,112
2014-15 Actual: $54,153
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.