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District: UNITY CHARTER SCHOOL (8050)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: MORRIS
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending: $2,956,530
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 194
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,240
2014-15 Total Spending: $3,295,943
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 203.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,212
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,212
Revenue Sources, State: 24.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 74.8%
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: 9.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 98.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 95.8
10/15/14 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 17.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,695
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 45|85
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,342
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 52|88
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,354
2015-16 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 59|92
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,084
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 43|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 51.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,512
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,638
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 49|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $6,631
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 56|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 48.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 93.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,171
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $7,070
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 68|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $221
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 13|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $192
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $330
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 29|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $232
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 30|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $149
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 22|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,584
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,717
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 12%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,217
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 63|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 26|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 71.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,209
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 70.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,601
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 72|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 72.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,865
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 37|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 20.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,752
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 33|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $2,940
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 23.8%
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): $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): $141
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 71|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 47|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 74.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,883
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2014-15): 68.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,995
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 60|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2015-16): 67.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 38|85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 15.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,361
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 budget): $1,946
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 budget): 59|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2013-14 actual costs): 1|85
% 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): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 7.3%
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): $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): 26%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 26.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 23.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $60
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $46
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 9.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 76|88
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $46,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 22|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 75|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $50,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 38|92
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 98.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 54|88
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $35,100
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 7|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 91.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 64|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $38,845
Salary Ranking (2015-16): 8|92
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 95.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 46|88
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $75,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 15|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 71
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $75,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|92
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 11.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): 30|88
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 7.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|92
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $241,306
2013-14 Actual: $-8,075
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $233,231
2014-15 Actual: $7,167
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.