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District: THE GRAY CHARTER SCHOOL (6665)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: ESSEX
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $5,070,369
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 299.4
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,935
2014-15 Total Spending: $4,855,206
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 322.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,064
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,064
Revenue Sources, State: 88.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 5.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 161
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 107.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 1.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,577
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 60|85
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,067
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 38|88
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,260
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 42|92
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $8,200
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 73|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,051
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 38.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,428
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 47|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 66%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,068
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 70|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 48.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 86.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 33.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 86.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $5,585
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 49.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 75.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $592
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 55|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $684
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 69|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $541
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $560
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 63|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 83|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,784
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 28|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $473
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,792
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 52|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,500
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 32|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 84.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $473
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 100%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 66|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 84.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,434
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,476
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 34.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,148
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 66|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): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $31
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 21|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,010
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 82.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,825
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 74|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 29.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 85.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,167
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 66|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 68.8%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 14.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,602
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,058
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 63|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.3%
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): $522
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 20.1%
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%
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): $465
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.6%
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%
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): 31.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33.2%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 36.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $42
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 16.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 12|88
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $57,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 78|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 18.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 10|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $60,096
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 86|92
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 161
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 33|88
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $79,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 77|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 164
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $81,155
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 79|92
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 107.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|88
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $90,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 32|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 109.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $105,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 69|92
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 7.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 57|88
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 6.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 65|92
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $-15,618
2013-14 Actual: $-52,687
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $-68,305
2014-15 Actual: $542,443
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.