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District: NORTH STAR ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (7320)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: ESSEX
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $63,683,636
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,434.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,541
2015-16 Total Spending: $72,868,190
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,990.8
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,259
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,259
Revenue Sources, State: 92.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 2.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 739.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 256.4
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 6.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,360
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 66|88
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,483
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 57|92
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,296
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 71|91
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,484
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 56|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 51.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 62.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,742
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 43.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 82.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,385
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 54|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 44.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 85.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,223
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 46.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 75.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,080
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 82|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $722
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 75|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,017
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 83|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $312
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 43|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,040
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 73|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.8%
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): $1,248
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.4%
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): $447
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 35.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,994
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 26%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,914
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 54|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 27%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,829
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 81|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 28.8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|88
% 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%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,429
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 35.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,455
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 37.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,763
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 49|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 46%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,085
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 67|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 21.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 64|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $788
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 25.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $797
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 25.8%
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): $113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
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): 15.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 16.7%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 15.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $6
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $9
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 15.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 28|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 82|92
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 16.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 15|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): 739.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $62,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|92
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 443.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 3|91
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $64,500
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 62|91
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 256.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $90,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|92
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 282.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 5|91
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $94,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 42|91
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 17.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|92
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 18.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 10|91
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $5,884,567
2014-15 Actual: $1,547,889
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $7,432,456
2015-16 Actual: $1,931,267
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.