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District: JERSEY CITY GOLDEN DOOR CHARTER SCHOOL (6915)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: HUDSON
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $6,879,913
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 493.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,933
2015-16 Total Spending: $7,358,846
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 502.7
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,639
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $14,639
Revenue Sources, State: 73.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 20.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 99.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 99.4
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,412
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 18|88
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,721
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 20|92
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $9,996
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 22|91
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,853
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,254
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,021
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,501
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 48.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $5,747
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 49%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $5,407
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 54.1%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 89.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 38|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 28|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $217
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $180
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,737
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $317
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 87.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $180
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 100%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $992
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 57.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,797
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 35|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 24.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,898
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 27|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 24.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,734
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.3%
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): $40
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 27|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,016
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 72.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,101
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 72.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,201
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 69.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,398
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 21%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,389
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,206
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 71|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 22.1%
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): 21.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 15.4%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 22.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $131
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $223
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $121
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $49,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|92
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 48|91
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $49,850
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 28|91
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 99.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $77,724
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 75|92
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 165.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 33|91
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $64,370
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 61|91
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 99.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $99,134
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 58|92
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 99.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 50|91
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $111,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 73|91
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 8.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|92
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 8.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 50|91
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $194,408
2014-15 Actual: $466,231
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $660,639
2015-16 Actual: $86,241
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.