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District: DISCOVERY CS (6320)
Operating Type CHARTER
County: ESSEX
Operating Type CHARTER Summary:

State Level Summary:
Total Spending Per Pupil (Definition)
2011-12 Total Spending: $1,337,408
2011-12 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 74.8
2011-12 Costs Amount per Pupil: $17,880
2011-12 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 61
2012-13 Total Spending: $1,434,716
2012-13 Average Daily Enroll plus Sent Pupils: 75
2012-13 Costs Amount per Pupil: $19,130
2012-13 Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 75
Summary of Vital Statistics (Definition)
2012-13 Total Spending Per Pupil: $19,130
Revenue Sources, State: 10.4%
Revenue Sources, Local Taxes: 83.8%
Revenue Sources, Federal: 5.8%
Revenue Sources, Tuition: 0%
Revenue Sources, Use of Fund Balance: 0%
Revenue Sources, Other: 0%
Fall 2012 Certified Staff:
  Student/Teacher Ratio: 0
  Student/Support Ratio: 0
  Student/Administrator Ratio: 0
10/15/12 % of Classified Students to Total Students: 5.3%
Budgetary Per Pupil Cost (Definition)
2011-12 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $15,032
2011-12 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 66
2012-13 Actual Costs Amount per Pupil: $16,157
2012-13 Actual Costs Rank Within Group per Pupil: 79
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Amount Per Pupil: $14,460
2013-14 Budgeted Costs Rank Within Group Per Pupil: 83
Total Classroom Instruction (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $6,412
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 37
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 42.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $8,259
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 51.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $9,167
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 76
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 63.4%
Classroom Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $5,089
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 26
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 33.9%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2011-12): 79.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $7,157
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 44.3%
% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2012-13): 86.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $7,787
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 53.9%
%% of Classroom Salaries and Benefits to Total Classroom Instruction Costs (2013-14): 84.9%
Classroom Supplies/Textbooks (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $374
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 33
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 2.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $175
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 9
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 1.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $413
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 27
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 2.9%
Classroom Purchased Services/Other Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $949
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 6.3%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $928
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 74
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 5.7%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $967
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 80
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 6.7%
Total Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,540
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 35
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 10.7%
Salaries and Benefits for Support Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Support Services Salaries and Benefits (2013-14): 0%
Total Administration (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $6,196
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 73
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 41.2%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $5,410
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 77
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 33.5%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,633
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 61
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.2%
Legal Services (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Administration Salaries and Benefits (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $3,955
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 69
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 26.3%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2011-12): 63.8%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $3,162
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 67
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 19.6%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benfits for Administration (2012-13): 58.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $1,799
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 48
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 12.4%
% of Total Salaries and Benefits to Salaries and Benefits for Administration (2013-14): 68.3%
Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $2,424
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 42
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 16.1%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $2,488
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 51
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 15.4%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $2,667
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 78
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 18.4%
Salaries and Benefits for Operations and Maintenance of Plant (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 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%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
to % of Salaries and Benefits for Operations to Total Operations and Maintenance of Plant Costs (2013-14): 0%
Board Contributions to the Food Service Program (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Extracurricular Costs (Definition)
Per Pupil Amount (2011-12 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2011-12 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2011-12): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2012-13 actual costs): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2012-13 actual costs): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2012-13): 0%
Per Pupil Amount (2013-14 budget): $0
Per Pupil Ranking Within Group (2013-14 budget): 0
% of Budgetary Cost Per Pupil (2013-14): 0%
Personal Services - Employee Benefits (Definition)
% of Total Salaries (2011-12): 14%
% of Total Salaries (2012-13): 32%
% of Total Salaries (2013-14): 13.4%
Total Equipment Cost (Definition)
Per Pupil Costs (2011-12): $91
Per Pupil Costs (2012-13): $196
Per Pupil Costs (2013-14): $40
Ratio of Students to Classroom Teachers and Median Classroom Teacher Salary (Definition)
Student to Teacher Ratio (2012-13): 0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 0
Teacher Salary (2012-13): $0
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 0
Student to Teacher Ratio (2013-14): 15.0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 16
Teacher Salary (2013-14): $40,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 3
Ratio of Students to Educational Support Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Support Service Ratio (2012-13): 0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 0
Support Service Salary (2012-13): $0
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 0
Student to Support Service Ratio (2013-14): 0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 0
Support Service Salary (2013-14): $0
Salary Ranking (2013-14): 0
Ratio of Students to Administrative Personnel and Median Salary (Definition)
Student to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 0
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 0
Administrator Salary (2012-13): $0
Salary Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 0
Student to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 37.5
Ratio Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 81
Administrator Salary (2013-14): $80,000
Salary Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 34
Ratio of Faculty to Administrative Personnel (Definition)
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2012-13): 0
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2012-13): 0
Faculty to Administrator Ratio (2013-14): 2.5
Faculty to Administrator Ranking Within Group (2013-14): 81
Comparison of Budgeted General Fund Balance vs. Actual (Used) or Generated (Definition)
General Fund Balance (2011-12): $197,245
2011-12 Actual: $11,270
General Fund Balance (2012-13): $208,515
2012-13 Actual: $-102,523
General Fund Excess Surplus (Definition)
Actual Excess (2011-12): $0
Actual Excess (2012-13): $0