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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

    $4,915,336 (88%)
  2. Operations Total

    Operations

    $683,968 (12%)
$5,599,304

Total

Construction, Debt, Refinancing and Other Total Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
$589,625

Total

Total Spending

$6,188,928

View Total Spending Breakdown

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $5,247,343
    85%
  2. Services
    $34,234
     1%
  3. Supplies
    $397,460
     6%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $509,890
     8%

Salaries & Benefits

  1. Administrators
    $439,344
     8%
  2. Professional - Instructional
    $4,372,985
     83%
  3. Professional - Other
    $422,774
     8%
  4. Paraprofessionals
    $30
     0%
  5. Office / Administrative Support
    $0
     0%
  6. Crafts, Trades, and Services
    $12,210
     0%
  7. Total Salaries & Benefits
    $5,247,343
     

    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

    $3,496,685 (71%)
  2. Activities and Athletics Total

    Activities & Athletics

    $0 (0%)
  3. Student Support Total

    Student Support

    $527,710 (11%)
  4. Staff Support Total

    Staff Support

    $448,432 (9%)
  5. School Administration Total

    School Administration

    $442,509 (9%)
  6. District Administration Total

    District Administration

    $0 (0%)

Instructional Spending

$3,496,685

View Instructional Spending Breakdown

Instructional Spending Per Student
$5,789

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $3,424,052
     98%
  2. Services
    $3,320
     0%
  3. Supplies
    $59,702
     2%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $9,612
     0%

Activities & Athletics Spending

$0

This organization does not have any data reported in this area
Activities and Athletics 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%

Student Support Spending

$527,710

View Student Support Breakdown

Student Support Spending Per Student
$874

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $527,667
    100%
  2. Services
    $0
    0%
  3. Supplies
    $43
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Staff Support Spending

$448,432

View Staff Support Breakdown

Staff Support Spending Per Student
$742

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $425,790
    95%
  2. Services
    $0
    0%
  3. Supplies
    $15,894
    4%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $6,748
    2%

School Administration Spending

$442,509

View School Administration Breakdown

School Administration Spending Per Student
$733

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $442,509
    100%
  2. Services
    $0
    0%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

District Administration Spending

$0

This organization does not have any data reported in this area
District Administration 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%

Learning Environment Total

$4,915,336

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $4,820,017
    98%
  2. Services
    $3,320
    0%
  3. Supplies
    $75,639
    2%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $16,360
    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

    $641,118 (94%)
  2. Transportation Total

    Transportation

    $15 (0%)
  3. Operations and Maintenance Total

    Operations & Maintenance

    $39,625 (6%)
  4. Other Support Total

    Other Support

    $3,210 (0%)
  5. Enterprise Total

    Enterprise

    $0 (0%)

Food Services Spending

$641,118

View Food Services Breakdown

Food Services Spending Per Student
$1,061

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $326,086
    51%
  2. Services
    $5,537
    1%
  3. Supplies
    $309,495
    48%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Transportation Spending

$15

View Trasportation Breakdown

Transportation Spending Per Student
$0

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $0
    0%
  3. Supplies
    $15
    100%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Operations & Maintenance Spending

$39,625

View Operations Maintenance Breakdown

Operations and Maintenance spending per student
$66

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $12,210
    31%
  2. Services
    $22,168
    56%
  3. Supplies
    $5,247
    13%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Other Support Spending

$3,210

View Other Support Breakdown

Other Support spending per student
$5

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $3,210
    100%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Enterprise Spending

$0

This organization does not have any data reported in this area
Enterprise 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 Total

$683,968

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $338,296
    49%
  2. Services
    $30,915
    5%
  3. Supplies
    $314,757
    46%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    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

    $467,892 (79%)
  2. Debt Services & Other Uses

    Debt Services & Other Uses

    $32,703 (6%)
  3. Community Services

    Community Services

    $89,030 (15%)
  4. Adult Education

    Adult Education

    $0 (0%)

Construction Facilities Acquisitions and Construction Services Spending

$467,892

View Construction & Facilities Breakdown

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $0
    0%
  3. Supplies
    $7,065
    2%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $460,827
    98%

Debt Services & Other Uses Spending

$32,703

View Debt Services Breakdown

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $0
    0%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $32,703
    100%

Community Services Spending

$89,030

View Community Services Breakdown

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $89,030
    100%
  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

$589,625

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $89,030
    15%
  2. Services
    $0
    0%
  3. Supplies
    $7,065
    1%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $493,530
    84%

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
    $4,981,780
    Learning Environment
    $4,827,240
    (97%)
    Operations
    $23,401
    (0%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $131,138
    (3%)
  • Special Revenue Fund - Other (optional)
    $59,655
    Learning Environment
    $59,655
    (100%)
    Operations
    $0
    (0%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $0
    (0%)
  • Food Service Fund
    $634,786
    Learning Environment
    $0
    (0%)
    Operations
    $639,686
    (101%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $-4,901
    (-1%)
  • Governmental Designated-Purpose Grants Fund (optional)
    $31,001
    Learning Environment
    $28,441
    (92%)
    Operations
    $0
    (0%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $2,560
    (8%)
  • Building Fund
    $481,707
    Learning Environment
    $0
    (0%)
    Operations
    $20,880
    (4%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $460,827
    (96%)

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