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District: BELLEVILLE TOWN (0250)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: ESSEX
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $73,351,021
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,990.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,699
2015-16 Total Spending: $75,671,678
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,685.5
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,150
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,150
Revenue Sources, State: 45%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 50.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0.3%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 96.9
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 189.7
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 15.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,743
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 2|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,735
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 4|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,528
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 2|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,565
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 61.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,927
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,833
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,739
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 57.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 97.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,664
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 97.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $166
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 6|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 67|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 6|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,428
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,531
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,593
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,153
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 80.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 77.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,233
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 77.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,498
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,795
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 92|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,700
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 74|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $78
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 94|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,010
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 67.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,358
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 75.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,331
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 61|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 78.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,011
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 4|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,217
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 12|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.8%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $690
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 68.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $821
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 67.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $754
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 67%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $22
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $184
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 24.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 24.9%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 28.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $14
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $7
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $71,217
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 74|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 13.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 30|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $71,217
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 65|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 96.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 14|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $80,604
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 71|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 82.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 42|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $80,840
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 67|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 189.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $148,936
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 97|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 165.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 67|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $155,819
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 100|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 14.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 74|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $-3,128,360
2014-15 Actual: $4,309,579
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,181,219
2015-16 Actual: $1,472,081
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $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.