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District: PATERSON ARTS & SCI. CS (6096)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: PASSAIC
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $6,217,301
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 417.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,885
2015-16 Total Spending: $7,683,962
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 475.3
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,167
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,167
Revenue Sources, State: 79%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 10.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 10.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 270.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio:
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 5.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,150
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40|88
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,305
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 39|92
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $9,476
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 15|91
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,593
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 42.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $5,988
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 23|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 45%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,319
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 66.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,808
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 36.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 86%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $5,617
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 42.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $5,602
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 28|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 88.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 45|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $264
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 56|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $108
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $296
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 33|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.1%
Total Support 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): $1,690
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support 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%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (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%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,063
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 62.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,079
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 31%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,457
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 26%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,185
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 62|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 33.6%
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): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,871
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 45.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,630
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 47.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $797
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 25%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 76|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 26.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,842
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 78|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 28.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $225
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 1|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (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%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (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%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (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%
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): 14.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 20.6%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 25.9%
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): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $44,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|92
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 44|91
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $44,100
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 7|91
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 270.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $55,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|92
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 180.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 30|91
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $56,100
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 32|91
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16):
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): N.R.
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): N.R.
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 270.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 7|91
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $83,400
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|91
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16):
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): N.R.
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 23.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 5|91
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $151,904
2014-15 Actual: $19,326
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $171,230
2015-16 Actual: $-122,133
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.