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District: PAUL ROBESON CHARTER SCHO (6025)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: MERCER
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $6,615,062
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 361.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,314
2014-15 Total Spending: $7,097,777
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 369.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,209
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,209
Revenue Sources, State: 10.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 6.6%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.9
  Student/Support Ratio: 185
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 0
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,577
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 71|85
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,032
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 70|88
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,172
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 55|92
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 71|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $10,115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 85|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 64|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 68.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,631
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 42.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 81.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,348
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 45.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 72.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,015
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 49.4%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 72%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $449
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $459
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,046
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 81|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 85|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,807
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 85|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.8%
Total Support Services (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): $1,640
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 44|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (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%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (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%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,171
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 71.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,870
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 77|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 31.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,304
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 69|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 26.9%
Legal Services (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): $80
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,010
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 41.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,401
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 72.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,964
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 60%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,580
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,541
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 20.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $194
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 7.6%
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%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 0%
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): $73
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
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): $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%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 22.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 25.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 26.5%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $133
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $28
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $54
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 10.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|88
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $51,840
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 55|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $50,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|92
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 185
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 27|88
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $61,660
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 373
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $60,420
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 49|92
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): 373
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $57,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 5|92
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): 34
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|92
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,240,401
2013-14 Actual: $55,115
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,295,516
2014-15 Actual: $-618,690
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2013-14): $0
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.