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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: University Heights Cs (8065)
Operating Type Charter Pupils
County: Essex
Operating Type Charter Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2016-17 Total Spending: $13,201,962
2016-17 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 631
2016-17 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,929
2017-18 Total Spending: $16,728,732
2017-18 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 749
2017-18 Costs Amount per Pupil: $22,326
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2017-18 Total Spending Per Pupil: $22,326
Revenue Sources, State: 85.1%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 10.6%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0
Revenue Sources, Other: 0
Fall 2017 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.2
  Student/Support Ratio: 124.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 124.8
10/15/18 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 9.34%
Indicator 1: Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2016-17 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,663
2016-17 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 79|87
2017-18 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,118
2017-18 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 86|88
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,947
2018-19 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 59|91
Indicator 2: Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,930
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 76|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 50.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $10,210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 86|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 53.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $7,936
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 59|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 53.1%
Indicator 3: Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $8,182
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 79|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 46.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 91.62%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $8,618
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 80|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 45.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2017-18): 84.41%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $7,087
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 61|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 47.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2018-19): 89.3%
Indicator 4: Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 51|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $422
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 60|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $396
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 53|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 2.6%
Indicator 5: Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $405
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 54|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $1,170
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 82|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 6.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $454
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 56|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 3%
Indicator 6: Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 14|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $868
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 28|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 4.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,210
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 65|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.8%
Indicator 7: Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $406
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 13|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 2.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 67.11%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $399
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 11|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 2.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2017-18): 45.97%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,747
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 76|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 11.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2018-19): 79.05%
Indicator 8: Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $5,778
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 81|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 32.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $5,372
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 79|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 28.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,664
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 44|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 17.8%
Indicator 8A: Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $81
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 28|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $67
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 28|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $82
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 69|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 0.5%
Indicator 9: Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $4,083
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 82|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 23.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 70.66%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $3,507
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 76|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 18.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2017-18): 65.28%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $1,956
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 54|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 13.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2018-19): 73.42%
Indicator 10: Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 actual costs): $2,302
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 50|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $2,546
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 48|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 13.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2018-19 budget): $2,116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2018-19 budget): 64|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2018-19): 14.2%
Indicator 11: Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (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.
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (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.
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): $47
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2016-17 actual costs): 5|87
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2017-18 actual costs): $122
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2017-18 actual costs): 16|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2017-18): 0.6%
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): 27.8%
% of Total Salaries (2017-18): 29.6%
% of Total Salaries (2018-19): 21.5%
Indicator 15: Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): 0
Per Pupil Costs (2017-18): 0
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): 11.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 58|88
Median Teacher Salary (2017-18): $56,160
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 62|88
Student to Teacher Ratio (2018-19): 17.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 12|91
Median Teacher Salary (2018-19): $53,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 39|91
Indicator 17: Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2017-18): 124.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 50|88
Median Support Service Salary (2017-18): $77,239
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 79|88
Student to Support Service Ratio (2018-19): 199.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 26|91
Median Support Service Salary (2018-19): $55,000
Salary Ranking (2018-19): 27|91
Indicator 18: Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 124.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 35|88
Median Administrator Salary (2017-18): $128,850
Salary Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 80|88
Student to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 99.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 55|91
Median Administrator Salary (2018-19): $91,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 40|91
Indicator 19: Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2017-18): 12.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2017-18): 31|88
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2018-19): 6.2
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2018-19): 75|91
Indicator 20: Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2016-17): $2,711,870
2016-17 Actual: $7,098
General Fund Balance (2017-18): $2,718,968
2017-18 Actual: $-875,087
Indicator 21: General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2016-17): 0
Actual Excess (2017-18): 0