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District: WEST NEW YORK TOWN (5670)
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: $162,217,113
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 9,109.2
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,808
2015-16 Total Spending: $172,161,978
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 9,145.1
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,826
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,826
Revenue Sources, State: 86.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 9.1%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0.4%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 87.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 164.9
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,385
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 34|103
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,144
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 21|103
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,261
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 25|101
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,997
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 59.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,924
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 17|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 60.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,465
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,835
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 98%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,790
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 59.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 98.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,269
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 32|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 97.7%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $126
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $183
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 15|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $9
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,594
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,527
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 62|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 19.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,758
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 71|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 19.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,412
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 18%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 93%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 80|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,581
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 79|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 93.6%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,215
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,158
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 8.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $12
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $27
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 31|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $972
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 80%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $932
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 80.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $986
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 77.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,238
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 14|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,194
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 9.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,399
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 16|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): $637
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 51.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $637
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 22|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 53.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $693
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 24|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 49.5%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $14
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.1%
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): $127
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $131
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $138
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 11|101
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 30.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 34%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 33%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $32
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $10
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $11
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 12.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|103
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $64,463
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|103
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 19.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 2|101
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $64,368
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 29|101
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 87.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|103
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $73,097
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 42|103
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 121.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 7|101
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $70,185
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 21|101
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 164.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|103
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $134,838
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 76|103
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 210.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 21|101
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $142,525
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 86|101
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 14.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 78|103
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 12.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 89|101
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $6,597,572
2014-15 Actual: $-1,372,636
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $5,224,936
2015-16 Actual: $1,000,620
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $1,215,891

* 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.