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District: THOMAS EDISON ENERGYSMART (6081)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: SOMERSET
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $2,467,456
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 252.4
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $9,776
2014-15 Total Spending: $3,258,094
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 293.5
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,101
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $11,101
Revenue Sources, State: 13%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 85.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 1.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 98
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 1.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $8,877
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 3|85
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,038
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 8|88
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $8,395
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 7|92
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,634
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,319
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,398
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 6|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,691
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 41.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 79.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,262
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 42.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 80.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $4,491
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 5|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 83.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $680
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $669
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $534
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 56|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.4%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 36|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $388
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 41|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $303
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 6|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $268
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 17|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 79.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $188
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 70.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $745
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 64.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 15|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 24%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,217
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 22.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 36|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 27.8%
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): $16
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
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%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,896
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 34|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 21.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 89.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,748
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 78.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,834
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 21.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 78.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,763
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 29|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 19.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 41|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 21.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,275
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 28|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $292
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 4|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $474
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 21.6%
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): $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): $50
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 3|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $37
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
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%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 20%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 21.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 16.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|88
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $48,124
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 16.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $47,850
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|92
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): 168
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $56,000
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 38|92
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 98
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 44|88
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $71,958
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 10|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 48
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 81|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $77,353
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|92
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 67|88
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 3.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 84|92
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $754,230
2013-14 Actual: $491,325
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,245,555
2014-15 Actual: $142,883
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.