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District: UNION CITY (5240)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: HUDSON
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $266,691,888
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 13,477.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,788
2015-16 Total Spending: $313,507,868
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 13,761
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,782
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,782
Revenue Sources, State: 88.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 5.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 1.4%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 125.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 167.7
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.7%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,466
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 75|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,360
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 66|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,812
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 89|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,696
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 49.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,979
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 51.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,905
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 50%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,382
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 47.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 95.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,683
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 29|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 50%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 96.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,489
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 47.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 95.3%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 53|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $356
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 71|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $41
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $60
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 14|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,053
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,820
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 93|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 19.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 78.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 81|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 84.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,848
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 93|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 83.8%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,350
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,338
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,482
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 40|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $98
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 95|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $48
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 74|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $58
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 87|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $933
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 69.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $954
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 71.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $887
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 59.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,015
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,990
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,413
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 101|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 19.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,735
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 101|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 57.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,818
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 60.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,049
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 101|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 11.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 60%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|103
% 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): $56
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $100
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 35.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 36.4%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 38.3%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $39
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $36
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $164
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 14.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $66,050
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 16.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 10|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $68,430
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 49|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 125.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 3|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $76,119
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 54|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 137.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 3|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $78,378
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 54|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 167.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $142,684
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 88|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 184.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 41|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $149,244
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 95|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 93|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 12.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 92|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $87,941,190
2014-15 Actual: $18,181,409
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $106,122,599
2015-16 Actual: $-22,371,839
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $32,546,137
Actual Excess (2015-16): $23,564,277

* 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.