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District: PRINCETON CHARTER SCHOOL (7540)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: MERCER
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $6,044,041
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 344.4
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,549
2014-15 Total Spending: $7,200,008
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 347.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,737
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,737
Revenue Sources, State: 15.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 73.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 0.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 10.4%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 347
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 93.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 3.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,525
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 58|85
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,459
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 67|88
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,981
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 69|92
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,438
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 77|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,730
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 74|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,957
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 69%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,843
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 80|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 92.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,187
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 83|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 93.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,478
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 83|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 65.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $441
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $369
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $327
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 27|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $154
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,821
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,161
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,099
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $928
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 51%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,139
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 52.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,087
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 51.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,813
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 26.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,856
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 24.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,034
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 23.4%
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): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,917
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 35|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 50.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,026
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 52.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,074
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 68.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $453
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $448
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $467
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.6%
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): $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): 17.3%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 18%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 19.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $163
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $16
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $15
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|88
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $61,900
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 81|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 64|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $62,930
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 89|92
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 347
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 4|88
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $69,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 74|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 346
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 9|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $70,035
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 72|92
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 93.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|88
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $117,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 72|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 86.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 56|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $118,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 85|92
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 8.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 47|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): $471,291
2013-14 Actual: $15,925
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $487,216
2014-15 Actual: $-224,246
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.