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District: THOMAS EDISON ENERGYSMART CHARTER SCHOOL (6081)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: SOMERSET
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $3,258,094
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 293.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,101
2015-16 Total Spending: $3,842,614
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 336.1
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,433
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $11,433
Revenue Sources, State: 16.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 81.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 21.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 213.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 60.9
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 1.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,038
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 8|88
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $9,789
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 6|92
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $8,951
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 11|91
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,319
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $5,209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 68.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 42.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 80.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $4,376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 44.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 84%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $4,303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 48.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 70.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $669
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $455
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 86|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $388
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $378
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $276
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 70.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 60.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $830
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 75.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,217
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 22.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,503
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 25.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,054
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 22.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $59
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,748
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 78.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,087
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 21.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 83.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,713
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 19.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 83.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 21.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,730
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,326
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 76|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 26%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $474
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 21.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $546
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 26|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 31.6%
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): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $72
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
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): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 18.5%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 21.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 21.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $47,850
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|92
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 17.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 10|91
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $48,800
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 23|91
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 213.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $56,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|92
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 213.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|91
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $59,205
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 44|91
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 60.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 72|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $77,353
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 19|92
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 142.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 24|91
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $92,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|91
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 3.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 79|92
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 8.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 49|91
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,245,555
2014-15 Actual: $142,883
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,388,438
2015-16 Actual: $236,766
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.