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District: GUTTENBERG TOWN (1850)
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils
County: HUDSON
Operating Type K-8 / 751 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $18,741,362
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,331
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,081
2015-16 Total Spending: $19,159,390
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,329.5
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,411
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $14,411
Revenue Sources, State: 32.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 54.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 7.8%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 111.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 133.7
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,697
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 3|79
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,448
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 2|79
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,940
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 8|77
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,427
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,178
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,825
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.2%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,183
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 96.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $5,780
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 55.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 93.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,362
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $213
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $384
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $95
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 29|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $79
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,173
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,558
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 45|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 21.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,806
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 82%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,812
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 17.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 83.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,094
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 39|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 81.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,091
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 2|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 5|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.6%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $61
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 69|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 55|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $51
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 57|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.4%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $887
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 79.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $874
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 80.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $854
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 67.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $845
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $891
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,161
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $446
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 52.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $443
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 15|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 49.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $449
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 38.7%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
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): $63
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 19|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $72
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 23|79
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $75
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 22|77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 31.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 31.6%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 34.2%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $47
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $102
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|79
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $53,790
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 4|79
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 13.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 15|77
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $55,482
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 6|77
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 111.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 7|79
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $56,811
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|79
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 101.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 15|77
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $57,554
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 8|77
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 133.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 62|79
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $107,177
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|79
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 135.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 61|77
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $100,652
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 7|77
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 11.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 74|79
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 11.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 69|77
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,330,382
2014-15 Actual: $245,820
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $3,576,202
2015-16 Actual: $244,890
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $1,541,418
Actual Excess (2015-16): $1,896,627

* 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.