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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.

District: Foundation Academy Cs (6017)
Operating Type Charter Pupils
County: Mercer
Operating Type Charter Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $16,487,378
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,002
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,461
2017-18 Total Spending: $15,946,373
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 1,016
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,692
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,692
Revenue Sources, State: 85.3%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 9.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.5
  Student/Support Ratio: 254
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 225.8
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.55%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,700
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 22|87
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,942
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 25|88
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,064
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 31|91
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $6,580
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 41|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 56.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $6,860
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 41|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 57.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $7,231
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 41|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 55.4%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $5,945
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 46|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 50.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 90.35%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $6,299
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 48|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 52.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 91.82%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $6,768
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 57|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 51.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 93.6%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $293
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 41|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $300
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 40|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 28|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.2%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $342
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 45|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $261
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 39|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $182
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 19|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.4%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 5|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 5|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,336
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 17|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 10.2%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $241
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 4|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 100%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $172
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 5|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 100%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $645
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 11|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 4.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 48.28%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,216
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 42|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 27.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,441
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 50|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 28.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,673
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 74|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 28.1%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): N.R.
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): N.R.
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 27|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.2%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,853
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 62|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 24.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 88.71%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,790
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 64|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 23.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 81.08%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,309
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 85|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 25.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 90.09%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,662
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 27|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,470
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 12|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 12.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $685
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 12|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 5.2%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $250
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 13|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 15.04%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $427
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 18|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 3.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 29.05%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): N.R.
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2018-19): N.R.
Indicator 12: Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): N.R.
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): N.R.
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): N.R.
Indicator 13: Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): N.R.
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): N.R.
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): N.R.
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): N.R.
Indicator 14: Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 25.6%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 26.9%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 29.6%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $61
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $192
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): 0
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 13.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 33|88
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $61,680
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 75|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 14.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 34|91
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $61,627
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 73|91
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 254.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 18|88
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $53,926
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 27|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 218.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 22|91
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $59,338
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 39|91
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 225.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 13|88
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $125,440
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 79|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 218.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 17|91
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $127,618
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 80|91
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 17.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 12|88
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 16.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 18|91
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $3,341,096
2016-17 Actual: $441,448
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $3,782,544
2017-18 Actual: $2,001,462
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0
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