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District: ESSEX CO VOC-TECH (1390)
Operating Type VOC
County: ESSEX
Operating Type VOC Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $46,861,047
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,182.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,473
2014-15 Total Spending: $47,042,756
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,189.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,481
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,481
Revenue Sources, State: 50.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 14.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 6.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 28.4%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 91.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 134.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,250
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10|21
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,472
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 12|21
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $18,279
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 11|21
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,088
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 49.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 11|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 48.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 48%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 96.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,951
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 48.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,495
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 46.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $242
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 2|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 4|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $52
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,989
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,995
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,897
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 95.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,914
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 95.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,007
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 13|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 95%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,750
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,920
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,151
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $194
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $90
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 15|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,600
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 58.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,628
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 55.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 57.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,749
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,651
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,003
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 36.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $919
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 34.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 8|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 34.7%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $579
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $635
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 14|21
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 24.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 30.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $89
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $30
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $45
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 14.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|21
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $64,236
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|21
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|21
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $65,854
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|21
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 91.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 11|21
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $87,017
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 19|21
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 79.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|21
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $79,981
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 19|21
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 134.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 11|21
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $129,026
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|21
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 104.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|21
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $124,921
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|21
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 10.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 9|21
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 9.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|21
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $5,290,068
2013-14 Actual: $1,017,434
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $6,307,502
2014-15 Actual: $3,036,398
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $3,703,223
Actual Excess (2014-15): $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.