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District: PATERSON ARTS AND SCIENCE (6096)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: PASSAIC
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $4,366,449
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 321.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,565
2014-15 Total Spending: $6,217,301
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 417.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,885
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $14,885
Revenue Sources, State: 83.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 10.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 418
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 209
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 4.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,770
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 22|85
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,150
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40|88
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,168
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 38|92
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5,831
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 49.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,593
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 42.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,480
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 7|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 49.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,325
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 36.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 74.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,808
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 36.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 86%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $4,784
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 42.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 87.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,075
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 79|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $431
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $183
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
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): $994
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 10|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
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): $625
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 62.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,954
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 40|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 25.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,079
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 31%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,786
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 24.9%
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): $3
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $935
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 31.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 45.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $850
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 30.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,986
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 63|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 25.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 76|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 26.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,585
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 90|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 32.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $854
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 28.6%
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%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (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%
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): 15.1%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 22.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $543
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|88
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $43,200
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 11|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 51|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $44,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|92
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 418
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 2|88
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $56,100
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 42|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 239
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $55,000
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 32|92
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 209
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 8|88
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $90,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): N.A.
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $0
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): N.A.
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 17.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 11|88
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): N.A.
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $0
2013-14 Actual: $151,904
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $151,904
2014-15 Actual: $19,326
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.