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District: UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS CHARTE (8065)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: ESSEX
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $10,123,990
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 467.5
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,656
2014-15 Total Spending: $10,958,755
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 543
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,182
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,182
Revenue Sources, State: 82.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 11.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 6.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 181
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 67.9
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 8.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,736
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 82|85
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,798
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 80|88
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,639
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 63|92
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $9,817
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 84|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 55.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,867
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 76|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,073
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 83|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 46.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 84%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,735
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 46%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 87.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,967
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 86.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,067
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 78|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $402
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $487
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 50|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 73|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $618
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $743
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $632
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,591
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 79|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $508
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 68.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 54.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,971
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 82|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 76.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,417
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 25|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,926
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 29.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,900
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 16|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 5|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 24|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 68.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,972
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 60.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,384
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 72.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,578
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 80|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 25.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,695
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 81|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 21.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,022
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 22.3%
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%
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): $181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 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%
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): 18.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26%
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): 9.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 68|88
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $53,100
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 62|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 44|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $52,550
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|92
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 181
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 28|88
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $65,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 66|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 95.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $72,150
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 74|92
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 67.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 65|88
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $104,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 82.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $115,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 81|92
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 7.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 57|88
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 7.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|92
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,408,170
2013-14 Actual: $73,065
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,481,235
2014-15 Actual: $495,566
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.