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District: DR LENA EDWARDS ACADEMIC (6064)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: HUDSON
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $5,647,919
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 376.9
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,985
2014-15 Total Spending: $6,038,179
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 375.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,085
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,085
Revenue Sources, State: 69%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 23.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 7.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 93.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 125
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 5.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,054
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 25|85
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,321
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 42|88
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $10,211
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 21|92
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 50.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 48.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 18|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,504
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 8|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 37.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 73.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,509
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 41.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 85.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,737
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 26|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 7|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $272
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,458
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 84|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $757
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.3%
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): $1,513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 35|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.8%
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): $1,095
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 72.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,112
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 34.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,681
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 35.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.6%
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): $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): $78
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 57|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.8%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,060
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 68|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 25.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 74.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,391
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 25.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 72.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.8%
% 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): $1,510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 23|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,779
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,510
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 39|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.8%
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): $294
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 18|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $393
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.9%
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): 16.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 18.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 13.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $258
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $246
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $194
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 13.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 22|88
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $52,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 58|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 14.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $52,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 63|92
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 93.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 57|88
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $57,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 193
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $68,625
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 69|92
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 125
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 26|88
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $130,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 78|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 128.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 31|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $90,024
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 48|92
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 10.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|88
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 9.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|92
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $884,764
2013-14 Actual: $-50,297
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $834,467
2014-15 Actual: $-620,165
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.