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District: UNION CITY (5240)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: HUDSON
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $275,177,095
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 13,186.7
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,868
2014-15 Total Spending: $266,691,888
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 13,477.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,788
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,788
Revenue Sources, State: 85.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 6.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 3.9%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 0
  Student/Support Ratio: 0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 0
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,925
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 68|103
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,466
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 75|103
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,407
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 92|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,701
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 51.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,696
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 49.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,580
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 49.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 49%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 47.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 46.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 94.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 78|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $74
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,815
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,053
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,460
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,484
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 88.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 78.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 82.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,389
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 32|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $62
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $98
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $44
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $960
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 69.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $933
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 69.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $998
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 71.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,753
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,015
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,376
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,703
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 61.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,735
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 57.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,944
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 57.6%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|103
% 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): $98
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $86
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 37.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 35.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 34.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $52
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $39
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $115
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $0
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 14.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $66,050
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|103
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $0
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 125.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $76,119
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 56|103
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $0
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 167.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $142,684
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 90|103
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 95|103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $91,535,100
2013-14 Actual: $-3,593,910
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $87,941,190
2014-15 Actual: $18,181,409
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $22,798,886
Actual Excess (2014-15): $32,554,317

* 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.