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District: PATERSON CS FOR SCI/TECH (7503)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: PASSAIC
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $19,493,054
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,047.6
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,607
2015-16 Total Spending: $18,369,407
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,061.9
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,299
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,299
Revenue Sources, State: 84.7%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 9.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.7
  Student/Support Ratio: 152.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 152.6
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 4.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,627
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 57|88
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,414
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 42|92
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,008
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 37|91
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 48|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 49.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,068
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 52.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,475
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 27|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58.8%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,464
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 55|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 44.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 88.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,366
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 52|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 47.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,078
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 41|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 55.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 93.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $310
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 31|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $169
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $111
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $513
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $533
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 57|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $286
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 29|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.6%
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): $1,900
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.3%
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): $1,458
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 65|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 76.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,068
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,540
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 3|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 11.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,935
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 17|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.6%
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): $55
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 38|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 13|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 61.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $989
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 4|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 7.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 64.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,652
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 42|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 15%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 85.4%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,239
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 86|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 35.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $4,791
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 86|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 35.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,612
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 83|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 23.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,311
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 42|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 44.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,117
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 44.2%
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): 21.9%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 22.4%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 24.6%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $1,202
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $718
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $689
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 10.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 68|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $52,750
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 60|92
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 11.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 59|91
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $53,375
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 51|91
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 152.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $60,600
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|92
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 106.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 58|91
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $57,250
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 36|91
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 152.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 27|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $79,992
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|92
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 114.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 43|91
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $75,094
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 13|91
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 15.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 18|92
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 11.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 30|91
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $3,132,545
2014-15 Actual: $-1,889,581
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,242,964
2015-16 Actual: $-500,530
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.