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District: ACADEMY FOR URBAN LEADERS (6032)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: MIDDLESEX
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $5,192,909
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 392.3
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,237
2014-15 Total Spending: $6,224,947
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 381
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,338
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,338
Revenue Sources, State: 86.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 11.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 1587.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 127
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 0.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,677
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 12|85
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,058
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 24|88
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,426
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 60|92
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5,762
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 14|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 54%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,750
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 56%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 43|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $5,009
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 22|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 46.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 86.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,775
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 38|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 47.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 85.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 51%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 86.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $546
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 5.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $530
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 52|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $609
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 61|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $208
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $445
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $355
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 38|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.9%
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): $675
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,895
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 83|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 23.3%
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): $675
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 100%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,779
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 78|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 61.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,781
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 59|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 35.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,967
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 24.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,432
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $85
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 11|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $11
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,672
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 25%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 70.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,968
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 66.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,013
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 82.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 12|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,407
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,409
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (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%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (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%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (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%
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): $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): $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): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 12.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 11%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $152
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $159
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $444
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|88
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $52,400
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 57|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $48,213
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|92
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 1587.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 1|88
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $54,628
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 65.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 75|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $55,500
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 36|92
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 127
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 25|88
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $115,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 68|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 78.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 64|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $115,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 81|92
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 11.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 28|88
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 8.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|92
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,088,631
2013-14 Actual: $1,298,524
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $2,387,155
2014-15 Actual: $61,321
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.