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District: PACE CS OF HAMILTON (7500)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: MERCER
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $3,362,879
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 218.9
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,363
2015-16 Total Spending: $3,583,566
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 237.5
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,089
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,089
Revenue Sources, State: 70%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 20.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 9.5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 249.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 124.5
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 2.1%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,879
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 36|88
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,119
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 24|92
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $9,738
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 19|91
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,553
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 56|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 58.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,632
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 57|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 63%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 64.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,931
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 65|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 53.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,456
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 70|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 61.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 97.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $5,878
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 34|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 60.4%
%% 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): $576
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $89
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $251
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 21|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 5|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $87
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $181
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,967
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 25|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,929
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,349
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 23|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,784
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 32|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 13.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 90.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,757
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 34|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 91.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $904
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 9.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 67%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $197
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 3|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $89
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 1|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,056
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 21.1%
Legal 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): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (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 Salaries and Benefits for Administration (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 Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,807
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 50|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 87.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 71|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 24.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,461
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 51|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,992
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 61|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 20.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $193
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 6.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $214
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 12|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 8.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
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): $
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): 20.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 36.4%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 25%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $299
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 72|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $47,197
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 23|92
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 63|91
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $50,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 30|91
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 249.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 20|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $47,197
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 13|92
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 249.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 17|91
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $53,197
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 23|91
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 124.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 33|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $96,452
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|92
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 124.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 32|91
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $99,318
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 54|91
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 12.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|92
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 12.0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 27|91
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $518,928
2014-15 Actual: $27,635
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $546,563
2015-16 Actual: $154,503
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.