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District: UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS CS (8065)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: ESSEX
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $10,958,755
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 543
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,182
2015-16 Total Spending: $11,002,155
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 573.7
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,178
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,178
Revenue Sources, State: 81.8%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 13.2%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.4
  Student/Support Ratio: 112.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 96.4
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,798
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 80|88
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,461
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 76|92
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $12,350
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 59|91
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $8,867
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 76|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 52.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $8,383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 71|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 50.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,915
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 58|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 64.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,735
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 78|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 46%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 87.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,773
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 76|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 47.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 92.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,077
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 68|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 57.3%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 89.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $402
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 39|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $257
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 30|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $365
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 47|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $731
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 73|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $353
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 41|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $473
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 55|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.8%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $632
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 8|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $632
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 16|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,832
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 81|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 22.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $347
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 6|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 54.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 60.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,229
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 83|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 18%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 78.7%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,926
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 29.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $4,810
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 72|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 29.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,752
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $34
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 17|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $64
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $74
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 52|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,972
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 66|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 17.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 60.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,521
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 74|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 21.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 73.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,341
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 25|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 76.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,373
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 49|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,637
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 57|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 16%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,398
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 78|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 19.4%
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): $
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): 14.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 27.4%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 25.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
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): 14.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 35|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $52,550
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 59|92
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 15.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 17|91
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $55,775
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 64|91
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 112.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 58|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $72,150
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 71|92
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 135.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 45|91
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $72,575
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 75|91
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 96.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 52|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $115,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 77|92
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 96.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 52|91
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $128,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 84|91
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 7.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|92
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 6.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 61|91
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,481,235
2014-15 Actual: $495,566
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,976,801
2015-16 Actual: $735,069
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.