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Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending March 2011

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District: WEST NEW YORK TOWN (5670)
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils
County: HUDSON
Operating Type K-12 / 3501 + Pupils Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2008-09 Total Spending: $134,066,766
2008-09 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 8,033.8
2008-09 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,688
2008-09 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 55
2009-10 Total Spending: $139,080,738
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 8,211.3
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,938
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 49
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2009-10 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,938
Revenue Sources, State: 73.5%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 10.5%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 16%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2009 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.1
  Student/Support Ratio: 79.5
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 117.8
10/15/09 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 11.4%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2008-09 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $12,767
2008-09 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 59
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,131
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 59
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,430
2010-11 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 79
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $7,614
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 59.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,719
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 47
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 58.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $8,598
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 59.6%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $7,430
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 58.2%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2008-09): 97.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $7,539
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 57.4%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 97.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $8,394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 58.2%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2010-11): 97.6%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $168
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 15
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 1.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $160
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $194
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.3%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $15
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 7
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $20
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 6
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $10
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 2
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $2,337
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 18.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,432
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 82
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 18.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $2,580
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 85
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 17.9%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $2,198
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 86
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 17.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2008-09): 94.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $2,297
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 86
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 17.5%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 94.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $2,405
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 90
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 16.7%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2010-11): 93.2%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,220
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 9.6%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,288
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,394
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 9.7%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $23
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 41
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $19
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 25
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.1%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,027
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 41
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2008-09): 84.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,076
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 8.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2009-10): 83.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,167
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 60
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 8.1%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2010-11): 83.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $1,193
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 17
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 9.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $1,281
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 19
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 9.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $1,443
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 36
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 10%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $614
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 20
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2008-09): 51.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $637
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 22
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 4.9%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 49.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $699
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 32
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 4.8%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2010-11): 48.4%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2008-09 actual costs): $118
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2008-09 actual costs): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2008-09): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $124
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 10
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 0.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 budget): $116
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 budget): 8
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 0.8%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2008-09): 24.1%
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 25.5%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 27.9%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2008-09): $1
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $25
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $27
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2009-10): 12.1
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 63
Teacher Salary (2009-10): $64,054
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 67
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 12.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 54
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $67,258
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 74
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2009-10): 79.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 52
Support Service Salary (2009-10): $80,822
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 72
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 84.9
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 51
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $85,088
Salary Ranking (2010-11): 83
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 117.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 104
Administrator Salary (2009-10): $124,514
Salary Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 70
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 133.2
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 103
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $131,477
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 85
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2009-10): 11.3
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2009-10): 105
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 11.9
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 103
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2008-09): $5,576,087
2008-09 Actual: $-224,557
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $5,351,530
2009-10 Actual: $-1,704,508
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2008-09): $0
Actual Excess (2009-10): $0
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