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District: PASSAIC ARTS AND SCIENCE (6080)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: PASSAIC
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $6,985,552
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 473.8
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,744
2014-15 Total Spending: $7,716,332
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 530.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,534
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $14,534
Revenue Sources, State: 80.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 14.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 132.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 0
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 4.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,657
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 34|85
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,284
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 27|88
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,442
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 46|92
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,224
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 49.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,408
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 44%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,022
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,921
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 38.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 79.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,560
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 37.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 84.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,799
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 50.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 82.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $962
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 73|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $551
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $893
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 83|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 34|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,669
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 21.1%
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): $1,626
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 42|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,171
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 27|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 43.9%
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): $982
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 37|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 60.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,821
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 36|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 23%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 77|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 30.7%
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): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (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 Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $964
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 34.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,362
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 25|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 38.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,600
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 71|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 28.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,856
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 23.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,691
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|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): $1,164
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 32.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $898
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 31.4%
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): 15%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 18.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 22.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $4
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $64
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 11.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|88
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $43,600
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 53|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $44,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|92
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 132.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 41|88
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $49,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 21|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 244
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $55,000
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 32|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): 0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): N.A.
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $0
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): N.A.
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): 0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): N.A.
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $1,803,970
2013-14 Actual: $38,114
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,842,084
2014-15 Actual: $434,908
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.