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District: UNIVERSITY ACADEMY CS (8060)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: HUDSON
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $7,221,298
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 415.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,397
2015-16 Total Spending: $7,219,472
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 426.2
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,939
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,939
Revenue Sources, State: 73.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 21.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 63.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 66.2
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,395
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 54|88
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,016
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 52|92
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,877
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 51|91
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,706
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 73|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,979
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 65|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 66|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 71.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,026
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 81|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 55.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 92.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 69|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 51.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 91.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,017
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 75|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 67.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 94%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $222
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 28|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 12|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $477
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $316
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.7%
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): $1,869
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 48|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.7%
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): $1,636
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 71|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 87.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,799
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,769
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,945
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 18|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.4%
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): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 60|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,567
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 87.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 14|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 75.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,604
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 82.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,859
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 81|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 26.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $4,257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 82|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 30.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,021
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 63|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,599
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 41.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,631
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 38.3%
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): 26%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 17.2%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 25.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $312
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $145
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $128
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $49,828
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|92
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 44|91
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $53,506
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 53|91
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 63.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 75|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $59,964
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 46|92
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 67.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 76|91
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $56,765
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 35|91
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 66.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $77,417
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 21|92
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 50.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 75|91
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $75,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 10|91
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 6.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 58|92
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 4.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 80|91
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,395,725
2014-15 Actual: $-40,853
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $2,354,872
2015-16 Actual: $-68,534
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.