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District: LEARNING COMMUNITY CS (7115)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: HUDSON
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2014-15 Total Spending: $7,687,388
2014-15 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 537.4
2014-15 Costs Amount per Pupil: $14,305
2015-16 Total Spending: $8,126,003
2015-16 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 538.7
2015-16 Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,084
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2015-16 Total Spending Per Pupil: $15,084
Revenue Sources, State: 74.2%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 20.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.3%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2015 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 127.2
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 292.5
10/15/15 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 7.8%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2014-15 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $10,114
2014-15 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 10|88
2015-16 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $11,088
2015-16 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 11|92
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $7,240
2016-17 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 3|91
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $6,389
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 28|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 63.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $7,152
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 49|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 64.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $5,927
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 13|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 81.9%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $5,825
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 40|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 57.6%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2014-15): 91.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $6,481
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 58|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 58.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2015-16): 90.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $5,346
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 73.8%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2016-17): 90.2%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $182
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 11|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 1.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 16|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 1.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $120
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 4|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 1.7%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $381
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 47|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 3.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $514
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 53|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $462
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 54|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 6.4%
Total Support 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): $287
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,280
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 20|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 17.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support 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%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2014-15): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $272
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 8|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 2.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2015-16): 94.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $997
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 35|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 13.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2016-17): 77.9%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $2,059
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 12|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 20.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $2,001
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 10|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 18%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,559
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 3|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 21.5%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $32
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 15|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 0.3%
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): $43
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 30|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 0.6%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,699
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 26|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2014-15): 82.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,498
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 20|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 13.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2015-16): 74.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $1,028
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 10|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 14.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2016-17): 65.9%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $1,666
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 23|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 16.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $1,649
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 19|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 14.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2016-17 budget): $263
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2016-17 budget): 2|91
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2016-17): 3.6%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2014-15 actual costs): $540
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2014-15 actual costs): 18|88
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2014-15): 5.3%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2014-15): 32.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2015-16 actual costs): $512
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group* (2015-16 actual costs): 24|92
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2015-16): 4.6%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2015-16): 31%
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): $
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%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2014-15): 33.5%
% of Total Salaries (2015-16): 35.8%
% of Total Salaries (2016-17): 45.7%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2014-15): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2015-16): $95
Per Pupil Costs (2016-17): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2015-16): 13.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 45|92
Median Teacher Salary (2015-16): $47,709
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 24|92
Student to Teacher Ratio (2016-17): 12.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 36|91
Median Teacher Salary (2016-17): $46,979
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 18|91
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2015-16): 127.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|92
Median Support Service Salary (2015-16): $58,110
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 43|92
Student to Support Service Ratio (2016-17): 162.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 35|91
Median Support Service Salary (2016-17): $59,296
Salary Ranking (2016-17): 45|91
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 292.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 12|92
Median Administrator Salary (2015-16): $92,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 50|92
Student to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 243.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 8|91
Median Administrator Salary (2016-17): $92,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 36|91
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2015-16): 23.8
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2015-16): 6|92
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2016-17): 20.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2016-17): 8|91
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2014-15): $850,882
2014-15 Actual: $-54,956
General Fund Balance (2015-16): $795,926
2015-16 Actual: $-66,620
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.