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District: NORTH STAR ACADEMY CHARTE (7320)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: ESSEX
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $50,332,421
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,711.2
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,565
2014-15 Total Spending: $63,683,636
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,434.7
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,541
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,541
Revenue Sources, State: 82.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 11.8%
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: 12.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 264.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 115.3
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 7.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,893
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 66|85
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,360
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 66|88
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,002
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 70|92
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,884
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 64|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 52.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $8,169
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 62.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,501
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 51|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 43.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 82.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,742
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 62|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 43.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 82.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $6,458
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 51|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 49.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 79.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $944
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 71|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,080
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 82|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $763
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 78|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $439
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 57|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $312
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $948
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 72|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.3%
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): $1,288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 23|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.9%
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): $465
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 9|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 36.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,851
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 61|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 25.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,994
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 26%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $3,901
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 85|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 30%
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): $3
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|88
% 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%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,584
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 21|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 41.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,429
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 35.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,867
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 53|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 47.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $3,158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 67|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 21.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,596
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 44|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 12.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $519
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 10|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 3.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 16.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $788
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 25.3%
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): $113
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
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%
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): 15.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 15.1%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 15.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $7
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $6
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $6
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 37|88
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $60,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 80|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $61,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 87|92
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 264.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 13|88
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $58,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 49|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 668.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $62,500
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 55|92
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 115.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 34|88
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $125,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 76|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 231.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $90,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 41|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): 17.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 15|92
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $4,563,973
2013-14 Actual: $1,320,594
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $5,884,567
2014-15 Actual: $1,547,889
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.