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District: VILLAGE CS (8140)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: MERCER
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $6,142,953
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 355.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,285
2015-16 Total Spending: $6,213,766
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 358.6
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,328
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,328
Revenue Sources, State: 83.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 8.7%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 8.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 120.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 120.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 8.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,307
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 41|88
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,615
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 46|92
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,066
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 38|91
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,610
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 53|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 53.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $7,706
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 53|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 69.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,490
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 58|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 48.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 85.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,048
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 44|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 44.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 83.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,591
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 54|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.6%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 85.5%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $579
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 59|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $750
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 77|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $508
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 65|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.6%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $541
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 61|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 4.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $444
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 46|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $607
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 62|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.5%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $689
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 10|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $748
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,207
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 65|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 19.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $663
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 96.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $694
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 92.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,325
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 57|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 60%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,091
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 43|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 23.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,523
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 21|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 37|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 21.5%
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): $
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): $2,195
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 71%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,115
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 45|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 15.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 83.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 58|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 19%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 88.6%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,916
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 30|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 14.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,104
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 68|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 22.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $456
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 9|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $776
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 40.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $491
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 23|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 15.8%
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): 18.4%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 18.7%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 18.8%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $70
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $34
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 9.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 79|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $48,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 26|92
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 9.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 77|91
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $48,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 19|91
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 120.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 55|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $63,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 57|92
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 120.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 53|91
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $63,000
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 57|91
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 120.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 34|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $117,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 80|92
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 120.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|91
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $117,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 79|91
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 13.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 25|92
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 13.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 23|91
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $1,381,603
2014-15 Actual: $80,566
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $1,462,169
2015-16 Actual: $10,628
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.