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District: TEAM ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (7325)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: ESSEX
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $57,745,932
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 2,718.8
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,239
2015-16 Total Spending: $67,946,149
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 3,218
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $21,114
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $21,114
Revenue Sources, State: 88.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 6.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 177.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 185.9
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.5%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,795
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 79|88
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,788
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 79|92
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,634
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 83|91
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,599
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 57|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 45.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,133
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 42.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $9,260
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 77|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 63.3%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,364
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 51|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 37.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 83.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 47|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 36.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 86.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,283
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 42.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 67.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $935
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 77|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $103
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 7|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $748
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 76|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $301
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $874
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 71|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,230
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 87|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15.2%
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): $3,827
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 88|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 26.2%
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): $1,527
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 67|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 39.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,639
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 79|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 33.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $5,853
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 81|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 34.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,037
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $25
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|88
% 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%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,240
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 22%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 11|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 22.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $958
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 8|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 47%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 73|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,726
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 76|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 22.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,569
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 46|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,067
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 34|88
% 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): 32.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,066
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 39|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 28.6%
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): $249
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $75
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 5|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
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): $
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%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 14.3%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 18.7%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 17.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $390
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $186
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 14.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $64,234
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 86|92
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 13.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 34|91
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $62,083
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 82|91
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 177.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $66,923
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 61|92
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 114.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 56|91
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $66,550
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 71|91
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 185.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 22|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $75,636
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 16|92
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 54.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 73|91
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $91,125
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 32|91
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|92
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 4.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 81|91
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $9,235,134
2014-15 Actual: $1,171,425
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $10,406,559
2015-16 Actual: $-807,626
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.