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District: HARRISON TOWN (2060)
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils
County: HUDSON
Operating Type K-12 / 1801 - 3500 Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $54,938,698
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,403.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,854
2014-15 Total Spending: $55,709,080
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,447.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,762
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,762
Revenue Sources, State: 72.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 19.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 3.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 3.8%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.4%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 75.1
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 113.9
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,265
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 56|69
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,335
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 64|69
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,840
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 53|69
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,918
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 54.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,804
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,913
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 44|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 51.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 94.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,485
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 51.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,396
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 95.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $409
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $388
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $316
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 44|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $91
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 24|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,522
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,707
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,720
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,419
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 95.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,602
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 96.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,586
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 95.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,805
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 60|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,008
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,806
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.4%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $73
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $36
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,574
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 65|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 87.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,745
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 86.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,562
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 86.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,094
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 62|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,245
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,998
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 55|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $736
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 35.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $858
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 38.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $737
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 36.9%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
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): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $98
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $179
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 1|69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 29.6%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 38.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 23.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $157
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $93
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $97
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 23|69
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $69,386
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 57|69
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|69
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $72,002
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|69
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 75.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|69
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $95,046
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 65|69
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 79.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|69
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $97,697
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 69|69
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 113.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 65|69
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $145,879
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 66|69
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 113.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|69
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $150,436
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|69
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 10.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 67|69
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 10.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 66|69
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $5,551,130
2013-14 Actual: $292,269
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $5,570,821
2014-15 Actual: $-285,431
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $2,157,755
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,016,175

* 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.