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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)
2009-10 Total Spending: $3,417,513
2009-10 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 198.2
2009-10 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,240
2009-10 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 55
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: 52
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2010-11 Total Spending Per Pupil: $16,641
Revenue Sources, State: 78.9%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 14%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 7.1%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2010 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 10.6
  Student/Support Ratio: 185.8
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 74.3
10/15/10 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 7.2%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2009-10 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,620
2009-10 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 49
2010-11 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $13,607
2010-11 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 55
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $13,079
2011-12 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 43
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $6,315
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 46.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $5,989
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 44%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $6,994
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 38
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 53.5%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $5,729
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 42.1%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2009-10): 90.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $5,420
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 37
% 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 budget): $6,507
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 45
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 49.7%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 93%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $295
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $344
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 40
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $362
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 30
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.8%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $291
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 49
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 2.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $225
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 1.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $125
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 16
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 1%
Total Support Services (Definition)
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 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 budget): $1,605
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 44
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 12.3%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
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%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2009-10): 0%
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 budget): $1,204
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 9.2%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 75%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $3,717
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 27.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $4,527
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 63
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 33.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $2,390
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 39
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 18.3%
Legal Services (Definition)
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 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 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $3,398
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 58
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 24.9%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2009-10): 91.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $4,253
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 31.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2010-11): 93.9%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $2,073
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 56
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 15.8%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 86.7%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $3,363
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 24.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $3,091
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2010-11): 22.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 budget): $2,090
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 50
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 16%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $879
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 18
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 6.5%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2009-10): 26.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2010-11 actual costs): $713
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2010-11 actual costs): 15
% 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 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2011-12): 0%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2009-10 actual costs): $226
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2009-10 actual costs): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2009-10): 1.7%
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 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
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 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 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2009-10): 26.4%
% of Total Salaries (2010-11): 30.3%
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 28%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2009-10): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2010-11): $0
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $0
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2010-11): 10.6
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 49
Teacher Salary (2010-11): $53,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 58
Student to Teacher Ratio (2011-12): 9.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 45
Teacher Salary (2011-12): $54,030
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 55
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2010-11): 185.8
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 21
Support Service Salary (2010-11): $48,500
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 19
Student to Support Service Ratio (2011-12): 106.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 34
Support Service Salary (2011-12): $58,140
Salary Ranking (2011-12): 41
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 74.3
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 50
Administrator Salary (2010-11): $107,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 65
Student to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 74.7
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 48
Administrator Salary (2011-12): $120,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 61
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2010-11): 7.4
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2010-11): 46
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2011-12): 8.7
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2011-12): 43
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2009-10): $256,765
2009-10 Actual: $5,258
General Fund Balance (2010-11): $262,023
2010-11 Actual: $150,163
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2009-10): $0
Actual Excess (2010-11): $0
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