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District: Jersey City Comm. Cs (6910)
Operating Type Charter Pupils
County: Hudson
Operating Type Charter Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $8,960,437
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 560
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,004
2017-18 Total Spending: $8,677,272
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 575
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,094
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,094
Revenue Sources, State: 70.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 20.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 9%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.8
  Student/Support Ratio: 191.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 191.7
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 5.74%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,052
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 12|87
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,055
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 8|88
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $11,151
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 11|91
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $6,844
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 46|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 61.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $5,738
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 19|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 57.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $6,191
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 19|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 55.5%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $6,601
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 57|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 59.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 96.45%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $5,522
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 30|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 54.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 96.24%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $5,866
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 29|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 52.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 94.75%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $125
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 12|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 6|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $190
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 11|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.7%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $119
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 17|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $98
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 14|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $135
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 13|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 1.2%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $583
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 13|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 5.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $633
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 19|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 6.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,825
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 46|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 16.4%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $469
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 15|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 80.45%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $497
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 14|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 4.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 78.52%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,578
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 69|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 86.47%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,202
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 17|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 19.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,272
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 19|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 22.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,768
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 11|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15.9%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $57
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 24|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $46
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 19|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $69
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 57|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.6%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,501
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 22|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 68.17%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 20|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 62.54%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $864
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 5|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 7.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 48.87%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,424
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 18|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 12.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,412
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 9|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $398
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 6|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.6%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $832
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 34|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 7.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 58.43%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $791
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 39|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 7.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2017-18): 56.02%
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): 34.9%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 40.2%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 42.6%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $516
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $43
Per Pupil Costs (2018-19): $47
Indicator 16: Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2017-18): 15.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 12|88
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $53,993
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 49|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 16.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 18|91
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $57,480
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 66|91
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 191.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 27|88
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $60,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 42|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 165.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 37|91
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $54,879
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 26|91
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 191.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 16|88
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $90,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 32|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 145.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 29|91
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $94,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 46|91
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 13.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 25|88
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 9.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 42|91
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $62,142
2016-17 Actual: $929,133
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $991,275
2017-18 Actual: $87,921
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0