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District: UNIVERSITY ACADEMY CHARTE (8060)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: HUDSON
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $6,707,328
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 413.1
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,237
2014-15 Total Spending: $7,221,298
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 415.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,397
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,397
Revenue Sources, State: 71.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 23.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 61
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 92.2
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,478
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 42|85
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,395
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 54|88
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,659
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 47|92
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,859
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 63|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 58.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,706
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 73|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,628
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 69|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 74%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,412
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 75|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,026
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 81|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,128
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 79|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 69.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $167
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $298
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,936
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.4%
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%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,609
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 33|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 83.1%
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): $1,001
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 79.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,799
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,988
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 20|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.1%
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): $89
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 61|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (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 Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,567
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 87.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,638
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 82.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,659
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 73|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 27.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,859
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 81|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 26.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 70|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,086
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 29.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,599
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 41.4%
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): 20.7%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $336
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $312
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $131
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|88
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $49,828
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 43|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $49,828
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 37|92
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 61
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 73|88
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $59,964
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 51|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 61.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 77|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $59,964
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 47|92
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 92.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 51|88
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $89,081
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 31|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 64.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 73|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $77,417
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|92
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 9.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|88
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 6.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|92
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $2,108,792
2013-14 Actual: $286,933
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,395,725
2014-15 Actual: $-40,853
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.