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District: LADY LIBERTY ACADEMY CHAR (7100)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: ESSEX
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $7,944,160
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 453.8
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,506
2014-15 Total Spending: $10,128,789
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 404.1
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $25,065
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $25,065
Revenue Sources, State: 81.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 12.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 6.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.1%
Fall 2014 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 101
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 101
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 6.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,152
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 54|85
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,845
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 83|88
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,306
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 86|92
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,944
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 56.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $9,012
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,031
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 54|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 56.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,930
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 66|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 49%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 87.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,656
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 75|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 42.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 85%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,971
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 65|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 48.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 86.8%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $564
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 53|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $622
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $742
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 75|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $450
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 58|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $733
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 74|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $318
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 33|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.2%
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): $3,084
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 86|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 21.6%
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): $2,244
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 85|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 72.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $4,895
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 78|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 34.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 83|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 36.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,580
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 80|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 25%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $96
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $298
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.7%
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): $3,785
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 75|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 26.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 77.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,092
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 22.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 63.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,766
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 80|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 77.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,198
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 17|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,529
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 78|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.7%
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): $115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 9|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $83
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
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): 27.8%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23.6%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 22.2%
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): 11.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|88
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $52,126
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 56|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 40|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $54,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 69|92
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 101
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 52|88
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $67,731
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 71|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 136
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $74,745
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 76|92
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 101
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 40|88
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $114,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 67|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 204
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 17|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $102,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 67|92
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 10
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 36|88
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 18
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|92
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $3,451,459
2013-14 Actual: $1,025,339
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $4,476,798
2014-15 Actual: $-2,311,404
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.