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District: UNION CITY (5240)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: HUDSON
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending: $263,131,525
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 12,807.2
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,546
2013-14 Total Spending: $275,177,095
2013-14 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 13,186.7
2013-14 Costs Amount per Pupil: $20,868
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2013-14 Total Spending Per Pupil: $20,868
Revenue Sources, State: 89.6%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 6.4%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2013 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.3
  Student/Support Ratio: 148.6
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 176.0
10/15/13 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 10.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,770
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 74|103
2013-14 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,925
2013-14 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 68|103
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $17,370
2014-15 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 91|103
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,699
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 24|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 52.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,701
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 51.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,639
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 46|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 49.7%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 25|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 49.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 95.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $7,320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 21|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 49%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 95.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $8,170
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 47|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 47%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 94.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $314
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 66|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $357
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 76|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $404
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 2.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $29
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $24
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 9|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $65
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 20|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.4%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,808
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 19%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,815
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 89|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $3,363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 96|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,416
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 88|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 16.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 86%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,484
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 91|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 16.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 88.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,728
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 93|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 15.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 81.1%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,217
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 27|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 8.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,380
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 43|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 9.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,419
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 40|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $53
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 85|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $62
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 82|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $45
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 79|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $970
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 19|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 6.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2012-13): 79.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $960
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 15|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2013-14): 69.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $1,015
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 16|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 71.5%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,798
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 18.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $2,753
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 98|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $3,421
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 19.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $1,651
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 100|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 11.2%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 59%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $1,703
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 102|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 11.4%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 61.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $2,000
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 103|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 11.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 58.5%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $9
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 2|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $26
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 8|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): |103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 actual costs): $98
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 actual costs): 3|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 budget): $91
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2014-15 budget): 1|103
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.5%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 38.4%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 37.5%
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 39.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $107
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $52
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $116
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 15.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 2|10
Median Teacher Salary (2013-14): $64,900
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 52|10
Student to Teacher Ratio (2014-15): 0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): |10
Median Teacher Salary (2014-15): $0
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): |10
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 148.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 2|10
Median Support Service Salary (2013-14): $72,578
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 42|10
Student to Support Service Ratio (2014-15): 0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): |10
Median Support Service Salary (2014-15): $0
Salary Ranking (2014-15): |10
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 176.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 53|10
Median Administrator Salary (2013-14): $140,334
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 91|10
Student to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2014-15): |10
Median Administrator Salary (2014-15): $0
Salary Ranking Within Group (2014-15): |10
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 12.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 98|10
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2014-15): 0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2014-15): |10
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $90,636,150
2012-13 Actual: $3,482,907
General Fund Balance (2013-14): $91,535,100
2013-14 Actual: $-3,593,910
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2012-13): $12,748,091
Actual Excess (2013-14): $22,798,886
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