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District: PAULO FREIRE CHARTER SCHOOL (6090)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: ESSEX
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $3,756,925
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 195
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,266
2015-16 Total Spending: $4,717,529
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 270.2
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,459
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $17,459
Revenue Sources, State: 83.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 12%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 4.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 24.0
  Student/Support Ratio: 132.0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 33.0
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 12.6%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,819
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 81|88
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,916
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 64|92
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,092
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 80|91
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $7,320
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 50|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 43.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,604
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 35|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 44.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $8,177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 63|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 58%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,105
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 46|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 36.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 83.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $4,900
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 18|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 32.8%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 74.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $6,902
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 61|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 49%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 84.4%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $637
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $762
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 78|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 5.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $688
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 73|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $579
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 64|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $942
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 74|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $587
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 61|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 4.2%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,835
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 24|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 10.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,091
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 83|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 22.1%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,466
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 27|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 8.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 79.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,588
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 33|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 10.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 75.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $2,383
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 86|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 16.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 76.5%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $4,926
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 29.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $4,193
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 59|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 28.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $4,273
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 87|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 30.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $177
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 36|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $223
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 75|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.6%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $3,416
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 72|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 69.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $3,047
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 68|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 20.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 72.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $3,472
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 88|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 24.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 81.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,738
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 60|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,941
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 32|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,198
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 27|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 8.5%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $595
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 21|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 21.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $911
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 37|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 6.1%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 46.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2016-17): 0%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $88
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 9|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 0.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): N.R.
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 11.8%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 22.4%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 18.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $89
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $42
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 24
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 8|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $50,980
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|92
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 10.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 73|91
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $57,250
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 72|91
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 132.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 49|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $56,060
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 39|92
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 264.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 14|91
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $60,660
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 50|91
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 33.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 82|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $85,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 32|92
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 52.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 74|91
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $105,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 64|91
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 1.6
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 81|92
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 5.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 73|91
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $321,406
2014-15 Actual: $185,174
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $506,579
2015-16 Actual: $403,836
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2014-15): $0
Actual Excess (2015-16): $0

* 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.