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District: FOUNDATION ACADEMY CS (6017)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: MERCER
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $11,518,914
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 756.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,219
2015-16 Total Spending: $14,255,708
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 884
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,126
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,126
Revenue Sources, State: 84.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 9.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 6.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 200.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 111.1
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,770
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 34|88
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,286
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 37|92
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $10,208
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 24|91
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,012
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 44|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 55|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,442
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 72.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 48.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 88.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,635
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 61|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 49.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,880
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 60|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 67.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 92.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $508
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $422
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 57|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 35|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $272
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $318
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 26|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,269
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 100%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 100%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $675
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 53.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,045
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 23.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,657
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 27.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,423
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 72|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 33.5%
Legal Services (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): $35
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,814
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 22%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 92.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,026
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 67|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 22.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 82.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 83|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 30.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 91.2%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,998
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $835
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 19|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $203
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $186
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 0%
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): $
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%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 20.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 25.1%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 32%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $7
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $39
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $18
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 14.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $58,472
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 77|92
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 47|91
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $61,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 79|91
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 200.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $71,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 70|92
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 153.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 38|91
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $66,000
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 69|91
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 111.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $74,213
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|92
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 117.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 39|91
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $77,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 15|91
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 8.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|92
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 10.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 37|91
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,226,922
2014-15 Actual: $1,447,157
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,674,079
2015-16 Actual: $667,017
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $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.