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District: M E T S CHARTER SCHOOL (6068)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: HUDSON
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $7,330,613
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 523.3
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,008
2015-16 Total Spending: $7,716,355
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 479.2
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,103
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,103
Revenue Sources, State: 68.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 21.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 9.7%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 146.3
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 127.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,564
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 21|88
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,306
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 40|92
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,130
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 40|91
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,983
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 60.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,134
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 48|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 64.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,812
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 50.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 83.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 50|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 46.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 87.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,003
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 53.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 83.1%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $704
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 68|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 6.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $340
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 43|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $468
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $548
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 58|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $883
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 71|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.9%
Total Support Services (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): $1,583
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 31|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.2%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (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%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (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%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 70.4%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,890
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 37|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 25%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $4,347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 62|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 32.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,655
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 44|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 23.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $86
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 29|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $322
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 42|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $147
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 70|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,375
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 82.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,575
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 76|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 26.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 82.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,017
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 56|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 76%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,691
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,736
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,765
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 53|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (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%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (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%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (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%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 0%
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): $
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): $89
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 23%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 19.4%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 23.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $302
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $4
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 11.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $45,320
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|92
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 64|91
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $45,900
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 15|91
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 146.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $49,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|92
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 256.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 15|91
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $58,114
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 39|91
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 127.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $77,280
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|92
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 102.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 47|91
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $98,030
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 51|91
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 11.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 30|92
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 9.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 40|91
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $652,637
2014-15 Actual: $392,682
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,045,319
2015-16 Actual: $-344,355
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.