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District: FREEDOM PREP CHARTER SCHO (6240)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: CAMDEN
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $4,094,465
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 232.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,633
2014-15 Total Spending: $10,729,981
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 631.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,983
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,983
Revenue Sources, State: 88.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 4.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 6.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 316
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 158
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,970
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 50|85
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,861
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46|88
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $10,775
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 30|92
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,579
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,608
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,934
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 49.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 91.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,463
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 46.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 88.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 49.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 81.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 20|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $698
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 72|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $483
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $635
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $554
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $602
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.3%
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): $766
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $502
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 83.4%
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): $326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 42.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,140
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 29.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 31.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $4,265
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 88|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 39.6%
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): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 27.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,323
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 30.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,704
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 46|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 40%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,606
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,327
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $617
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 16|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 38.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 8.6%
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): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
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): 19.7%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
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): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 59|88
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $58,600
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 79|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $60,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 85|92
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 316
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|88
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $51,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 24|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 306.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $54,325
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 31|92
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 158
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|88
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $115,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 68|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 230
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $95,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|92
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 15.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|88
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 18.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 11|92
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $516,713
2013-14 Actual: $132,987
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $649,700
2014-15 Actual: $359,679
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.