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District: ESSEX CO VOC-TECH (1390)
Operating Type VOC
County: ESSEX
Operating Type VOC Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $47,042,756
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,189.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,481
2015-16 Total Spending: $48,948,675
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,157.3
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,690
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,690
Revenue Sources, State: 51%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 15.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 27.6%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 79.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 104.5
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,472
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 12|21
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,806
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 12|21
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,811
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 14|21
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 48.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,824
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 46.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,951
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 48.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,838
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 12|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 46.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,430
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 44.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $319
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $75
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,995
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,179
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,914
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 95.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 96.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,226
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 96.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,920
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,925
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,435
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 12|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,628
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 55.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,897
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 11|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 64.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,038
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 12|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 59.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,651
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,791
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 13|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 34.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $990
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 35.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 34.3%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $707
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 16|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $743
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.9%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.2%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 35.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $30
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $43
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $44
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|21
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,854
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|21
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 15|21
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $67,378
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 16|21
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 79.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|21
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $79,981
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|21
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 75.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 14|21
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $78,528
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 19|21
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 104.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|21
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $124,921
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|21
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 105.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 14|21
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $128,382
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 14|21
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 9.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|21
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 10.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 11|21
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $6,307,502
2014-15 Actual: $3,036,398
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $9,343,900
2015-16 Actual: $2,414,692
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $2,199,709
Actual Excess (2015-16): $4,405,964

* 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.