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Fiscal Year
2023 - 2024

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Spending Overview

About Spending and Expenditures

About Spending

Expenditure describes the monies expensed by the school, district, or BOCES. Expenditures are described by the following dimensions: Type, Areas, and Job. Each of these dimensions is then aggregated by sub-component.

  1. Learning Environment Total

    Learning Environment

    $5,838,154 (74%)
  2. Operations Total

    Operations

    $2,054,252 (26%)
$7,892,405

Total

Construction, Debt, Refinancing and Other Total Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
$3,602,274

Total

Total Spending

$11,494,679

View Total Spending Breakdown

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $5,534,254
    48%
  2. Services
    $4,028,103
     35%
  3. Supplies
    $634,668
     6%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $1,297,653
     11%

Salaries & Benefits

  1. Administrators
    $732,590
     13%
  2. Professional - Instructional
    $3,874,220
     70%
  3. Professional - Other
    $0
     0%
  4. Paraprofessionals
    $626,761
     11%
  5. Office / Administrative Support
    $18,000
     0%
  6. Crafts, Trades, and Services
    $282,684
     5%
  7. Total Salaries & Benefits
    $5,534,254
     

    8. View Breakdown of Salaries & Benefits

Learning Environment

About Learning Environment Expenditures

About Learning Environment

Expenditures found within the Learning Environment are most associated with having an impact on learning. There are six sub-components to the Learning Environment: Instruction, Activities & Athletics, Student Support, Staff Support, School Administration, and District Administration.

Learning Environment Breakdown by Type
  1. Instructional Total

    Instructional

    $4,535,612 (78%)
  2. Activities and Athletics Total

    Activities & Athletics

    $62,322 (1%)
  3. Student Support Total

    Student Support

    $58,577 (1%)
  4. Staff Support Total

    Staff Support

    $27,548 (0%)
  5. School Administration Total

    School Administration

    $1,050,353 (18%)
  6. District Administration Total

    District Administration

    $103,742 (2%)

Instructional Spending

$4,535,612

View Instructional Spending Breakdown

Instructional Spending Per Student
$7,375

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $4,304,029
     95%
  2. Services
    $82,504
     2%
  3. Supplies
    $148,258
     3%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $820
     0%

Activities & Athletics Spending

$62,322

View Activities & Athletics Breakdown

Activities and Athletics Spending Per Student
$101

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $872
    1%
  3. Supplies
    $61,389
    99%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $60
    0%

Student Support Spending

$58,577

View Student Support Breakdown

Student Support Spending Per Student
$95

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $57,475
    98%
  3. Supplies
    $1,102
    2%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Staff Support Spending

$27,548

View Staff Support Breakdown

Staff Support Spending Per Student
$45

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $16,810
    61%
  3. Supplies
    $10,738
    39%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

School Administration Spending

$1,050,353

View School Administration Breakdown

School Administration Spending Per Student
$1,708

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $943,520
    90%
  2. Services
    $15,796
    2%
  3. Supplies
    $81,198
    8%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $9,839
    1%

District Administration Spending

$103,742

View District Administration Breakdown

District Administration Spending Per Student
$169

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $1,000
    1%
  2. Services
    $102,208
    99%
  3. Supplies
    $397
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $137
    0%

Learning Environment Total

$5,838,154

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $5,248,550
    90%
  2. Services
    $275,665
    5%
  3. Supplies
    $303,083
    5%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $10,856
    0%

Operations

About Operations Expenditures

About Operations

Expenditures found within the Operations provide the essential services necessary to support the activities found within the Learning Environment. In many ways, Operations expenditures are the 'business' of the school, district, and BOCES. Operations is comprised of five sub-categories: Food Services, Transportation, Operations & Maintenance, Other Support Services, and Enterprise Services.

Operations Breakdown by Type
  1. Food Services Total

    Food Services

    $102,373 (5%)
  2. Transportation Total

    Transportation

    $0 (0%)
  3. Operations and Maintenance Total

    Operations & Maintenance

    $1,581,571 (77%)
  4. Other Support Total

    Other Support

    $180,814 (9%)
  5. Enterprise Total

    Enterprise

    $189,494 (9%)

Food Services Spending

$102,373

View Food Services Breakdown

Food Services Spending Per Student
$166

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $98,528
    96%
  2. Services
    $3,845
    4%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Transportation Spending

$0

This organization does not have any data reported in this area
Transportation Spending Per Student
$0

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $0
    0%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Operations & Maintenance Spending

$1,581,571

View Operations Maintenance Breakdown

Operations and Maintenance spending per student
$2,572

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $184,156
    12%
  2. Services
    $1,288,152
    81%
  3. Supplies
    $109,263
    7%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Other Support Spending

$180,814

View Other Support Breakdown

Other Support spending per student
$294

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $3,021
    2%
  2. Services
    $142,296
    79%
  3. Supplies
    $35,498
    20%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Enterprise Spending

$189,494

View Enterprise Breakdown

Enterprise spending per student
$308

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $2,626
    1%
  3. Supplies
    $186,824
    99%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $44
    0%

Operations Total

$2,054,252

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $285,705
    14%
  2. Services
    $1,436,918
    70%
  3. Supplies
    $331,585
    16%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $44
    0%

Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other

Construction, Debt, Refinancing and Other

About Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other

Expenditures found within Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other are those that enrich the greater community. There are four sub-components within Community: Facilities Acquisitions and Construction Services, Debt Services & Other Uses, Community Services, and Adult Education.

Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other Breakdown by Type
  1. Construction Facilities Acquisitions and Construction Services

    Construction Facilities Acquisitions
    and Construction Services

    $424,241 (12%)
  2. Debt Services & Other Uses

    Debt Services & Other Uses

    $3,178,033 (88%)
  3. Community Services

    Community Services

    $0 (0%)
  4. Adult Education

    Adult Education

    $0 (0%)

Construction Facilities Acquisitions and Construction Services Spending

$424,241

View Construction & Facilities Breakdown

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $288,487
    68%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $135,754
    32%

Debt Services & Other Uses Spending

$3,178,033

View Debt Services Breakdown

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $2,027,033
    64%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $1,151,000
    36%

Community Services Spending

$0

This organization does not have any data reported in this area
  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $0
    0%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Adult Education Spending

$0

This organization does not have any data reported in this area
  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $0
    0%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other Total

$3,602,274

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $2,315,520
    64%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $1,286,754
    36%

Funds

Funds

About Funds

A fund is an independent fiscal and accounting entity with a self-balancing set of accounts for recording cash and other financial resources. It contains all related assets, liabilities and residual equities or balances, or changes therein. Funds are established to carry on specific activities or attain certain objectives of the school district according to special legislation, regulations, or other restrictions.

Funds Breakdown

  • General Fund
    $1,896,685
    Learning Environment
    $37,322
    (2%)
    Operations
    $0
    (0%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $1,859,363
    (98%)
  • Charter School Fund
    $8,439,932
    Learning Environment
    $5,796,054
    (69%)
    Operations
    $2,054,252
    (24%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $589,627
    (7%)
  • Special Revenue Fund - Other (optional)
    $1,153,284
    Learning Environment
    $0
    (0%)
    Operations
    $0
    (0%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $1,153,284
    (100%)
  • Pupil Activity Special Revenue Fund (optional)
    $4,778
    Learning Environment
    $4,778
    (100%)
    Operations
    $0
    (0%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $0
    (0%)

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