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District: MARIA VARISCO ROGERS CHAR (7735)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: ESSEX
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $9,039,976
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 486
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,601
2014-15 Total Spending: $9,710,081
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 486
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,980
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,980
Revenue Sources, State: 82.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 11.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 243
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 69.4
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 4.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,725
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 72|85
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,489
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 76|88
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,122
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 89|92
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,743
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 49.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,453
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $11,759
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 90|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 77.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,876
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 63|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 43.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 88.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,713
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 46.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $10,730
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 90|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 71%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $417
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $416
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $453
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 45|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $324
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $576
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,938
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 84|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,419
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 31|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 59.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,075
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 83.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,029
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 83|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 69.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,031
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 63|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 25.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,167
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 25.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $4,521
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 90|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 29.9%
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): $18
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,641
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 74|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 23.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 90.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,312
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 79.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $4,169
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 91|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 27.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 92.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,568
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,580
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,650
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.9%
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): $780
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 30.2%
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): $5
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|88
% 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): 27.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 27.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 45.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $151
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $201
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $412
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 70|88
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $49,836
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 8.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 86|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $52,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|92
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 243
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 17|88
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $78,108
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 76|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 243
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $81,260
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 80|92
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 69.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 64|88
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $110,664
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 63|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 54
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 79|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $106,361
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 72|92
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 7.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 56|88
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 6.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|92
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $3,370,866
2013-14 Actual: $289,087
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,659,953
2014-15 Actual: $-302,084
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.