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District: DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL (6320)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: ESSEX
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $1,324,283
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 75
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,657
2014-15 Total Spending: $1,469,397
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 80
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,367
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,367
Revenue Sources, State: 81.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 13.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 0
  Student/Support Ratio: 0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 0
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 7.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,847
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 65|85
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,213
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 64|88
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,645
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 64|92
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,940
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,082
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,453
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 67|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 66.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,499
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 50|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 43.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 81.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,460
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 42.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 79.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,780
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 62|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 80.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $267
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 19|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $724
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 70|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $722
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 74|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,174
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 82|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 7.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $898
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 79|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $950
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 73|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.5%
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): $1,370
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 31|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.8%
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): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 0%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 69|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 29%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,602
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 30.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,547
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 79|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 28%
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): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
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): $2,074
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 48.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,773
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 38.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 71|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 64.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,597
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 52|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 17.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,529
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 54|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.5%
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): 18.4%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23.7%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 34.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $207
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $349
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $329
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $0
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): N.A.
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 90
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 2|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $53,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|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): 0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): N.A.
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $0
Salary Ranking (2015-16): N.A.
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): 90
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $83,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 29|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): 1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 87|92
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $105,992
2013-14 Actual: $69,201
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $175,193
2014-15 Actual: $70,959
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.