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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: North Star Academy Charter School (7320)
Operating Type Charter Pupils
County: Essex
Operating Type Charter Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $88,073,672
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,501
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,566
2017-18 Total Spending: $89,415,620
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 4,959
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $18,031
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $18,031
Revenue Sources, State: 80%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 13.9%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 6.2%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 17.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 708.4
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 387.4
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 7.02%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,009
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 63|87
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,698
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 56|88
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $15,953
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 70|91
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $7,553
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 56|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 50.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $6,228
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 30|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 42.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $8,136
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 63|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 51%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $6,453
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 53|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 43%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 85.44%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $5,246
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 24|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 35.7%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 84.23%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $6,535
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 51|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 41%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 80.32%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $742
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 81|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $584
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 71|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $603
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 76|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3.8%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $359
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 47|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $398
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 52|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $999
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 81|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 6.3%
Indicator 6: Total Support 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): $1,507
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 28|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 9.4%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support 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.
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (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.
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): N.R.
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $445
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 4|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 29.53%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $4,114
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 55|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 27.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $6,296
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 86|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 42.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $3,912
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 79|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 24.5%
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): $49
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 38|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.3%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $1,517
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 23|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 10.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 36.87%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,384
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 72|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 23%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 53.75%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,838
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 47|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 46.98%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $3,335
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 71|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 22.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,159
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 36|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 14.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,397
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 78|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 15%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $679
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 30|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 20.36%
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.
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (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.
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): $7
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 2|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.047%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 1|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.1%
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): 18.4%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 21%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 33.5%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $31
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): $50
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): 17.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 9|88
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $63,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 76|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 15.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 23|91
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $62,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 75|91
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 708.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 1|88
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $62,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 55|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 410.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 5|91
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $70,999
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 73|91
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 387.4
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 2|88
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $120,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 73|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 299.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 9|91
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $89,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 34|91
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 22.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 7|88
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 20.1
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 11|91
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $9,363,723
2016-17 Actual: $1,094,216
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $14,284,132
2017-18 Actual: $6,014,187
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0
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