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District: UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS CS (8065)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: ESSEX
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending: $3,714,753
2010-11 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 223.2
2010-11 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,641
2010-11 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 51
2011-12 Total Spending: $4,307,976
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 286.7
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,027
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 26
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,027
Revenue Sources, State: 78.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 15.3%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 6.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2011 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 136.7
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 95.7
10/15/11 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 5.9%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,607
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 53
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,756
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 18
2012-13 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,546
2012-13 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 50
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $5,989
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 44%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $5,667
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 48.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $7,868
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 58.1%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $5,420
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 39.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 90.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $4,879
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 12
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 41.5%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 86.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $6,972
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 55
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 51.5%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 88.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $504
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 4.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $334
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 22
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.5%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $225
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 41
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $285
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $563
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 62
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 4.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,772
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 13.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,243
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 54
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 70.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $4,527
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 33.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $3,271
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 27.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $2,420
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 17.9%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $4,253
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 66
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 31.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,887
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 24.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2011-12): 88.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,947
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 14.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 80.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $3,091
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 22.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,819
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 24%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $1,486
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $713
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 14
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 5.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 23.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $696
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 13
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 5.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 24.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 0%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 30.3%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 22.4%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 20.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 12
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 26
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $54,030
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 54
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 11.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 40
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $53,875
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 52
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 136.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 31
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $58,140
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 39
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 112.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 37
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $60,500
Salary Ranking (2012-13): 46
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 95.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 35
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $120,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 60
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 56.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 50
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $118,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 58
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 8.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 41
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 5.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 51
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $262,023
2010-11 Actual: $150,163
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $412,186
2011-12 Actual: $815,149
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2010-11): $0
Actual Excess (2011-12): $0
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