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District: HARRISON TOWN (2060)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: HUDSON
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $55,709,080
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,447.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,762
2015-16 Total Spending: $60,793,742
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,472.6
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $24,587
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $24,587
Revenue Sources, State: 75%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 17.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 3.1%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.5%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 79.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 113.7
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 13.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,335
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 64|69
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,185
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 63|71
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,083
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 37|71
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,918
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9,012
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 55|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,396
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,485
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 56|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,991
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $388
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $95
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 25|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,707
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,662
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,488
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,602
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 96.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,574
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 66|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 96.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 59|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 95.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,008
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,952
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 64|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,859
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 56|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $73
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $39
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,745
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 86.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,715
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 69|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 87.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,653
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 66|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 88.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,035
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 66|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,829
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $858
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 38.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $814
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 40%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $726
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 39.7%
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): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $98
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $189
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|71
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 38.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 29.9%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 25.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $93
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $61
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $89
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|71
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $72,002
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|71
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 17.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 7|71
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $79,059
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 68|71
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 79.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|71
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $97,697
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 71|71
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 104.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 11|71
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $98,639
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 71|71
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 113.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|71
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $150,436
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 70|71
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 120.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 68|71
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $150,330
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 70|71
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|71
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 8.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 70|71
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $5,570,821
2014-15 Actual: $-285,431
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $5,285,390
2015-16 Actual: $-1,679,423
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,016,175
Actual Excess (2015-16): $1,495,070

* 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.