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District: JERSEY CITY GOLDEN DOOR C (6915)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: HUDSON
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $6,302,593
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 479.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,144
2014-15 Total Spending: $6,879,913
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 493.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,933
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $13,933
Revenue Sources, State: 73.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 20.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 82.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 98.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 7.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,577
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 18|85
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,412
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 18|88
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $9,551
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 17|92
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,165
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,853
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,776
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,982
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 43%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 80.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,501
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 48.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,316
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $282
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $901
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 77|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
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): $364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,750
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.3%
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): $317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 67.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,034
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 26.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,797
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 24.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,583
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 3|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.6%
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): $30
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 19|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,087
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 68.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,016
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 72.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,148
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 72.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 42|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 19.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,398
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 21%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 66|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 22.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (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%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (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%
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): $139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
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): 25.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 21.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 24.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $131
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $130
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 14.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 18|88
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $50,155
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 48|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $49,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|92
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 82.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 65|88
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $69,730
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 75|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 100
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 58|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $77,724
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 78|92
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 98.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|88
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $99,134
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 53|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 100
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $99,134
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|92
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 8.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 50|88
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 8.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|92
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $426,528
2013-14 Actual: $-232,120
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $194,408
2014-15 Actual: $466,231
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.