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Fiscal Year
2024 - 2025

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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

    $8,958,275 (77%)
  2. Operations Total

    Operations

    $2,711,036 (23%)
$11,669,311

Total

Construction, Debt, Refinancing and Other Total Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
$2,951,010

Total

Total Spending

$14,620,321

View Total Spending Breakdown

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $8,874,154
    61%
  2. Services
    $3,127,933
     21%
  3. Supplies
    $709,584
     5%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $1,908,650
     13%

Salaries & Benefits

  1. Administrators
    $1,231,875
     14%
  2. Professional - Instructional
    $6,217,010
     70%
  3. Professional - Other
    $227,149
     3%
  4. Paraprofessionals
    $701,715
     8%
  5. Office / Administrative Support
    $242,354
     3%
  6. Crafts, Trades, and Services
    $254,050
     3%
  7. Total Salaries & Benefits
    $8,874,154
     

    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

    $6,066,443 (68%)
  2. Activities and Athletics Total

    Activities & Athletics

    $44,169 (0%)
  3. Student Support Total

    Student Support

    $484,726 (5%)
  4. Staff Support Total

    Staff Support

    $1,007,822 (11%)
  5. School Administration Total

    School Administration

    $1,290,940 (14%)
  6. District Administration Total

    District Administration

    $64,176 (1%)

Instructional Spending

$6,066,443

View Instructional Spending Breakdown

Instructional Spending Per Student
$6,346

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $5,482,323
     90%
  2. Services
    $224,686
     4%
  3. Supplies
    $338,499
     6%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $20,936
     0%

Activities & Athletics Spending

$44,169

View Activities & Athletics Breakdown

Activities and Athletics Spending Per Student
$46

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $17,200
    39%
  2. Services
    $26,634
    60%
  3. Supplies
    $335
    1%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Student Support Spending

$484,726

View Student Support Breakdown

Student Support Spending Per Student
$507

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $475,949
    98%
  2. Services
    $5,719
    1%
  3. Supplies
    $3,058
    1%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Staff Support Spending

$1,007,822

View Staff Support Breakdown

Staff Support Spending Per Student
$1,054

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $992,004
    98%
  2. Services
    $2,085
    0%
  3. Supplies
    $13,733
    1%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

School Administration Spending

$1,290,940

View School Administration Breakdown

School Administration Spending Per Student
$1,350

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $1,231,875
    95%
  2. Services
    $17,939
    1%
  3. Supplies
    $16,071
    1%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $25,055
    2%

District Administration Spending

$64,176

View District Administration Breakdown

District Administration Spending Per Student
$67

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $22,304
    35%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $41,872
    65%

Learning Environment Total

$8,958,275

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $8,199,352
    92%
  2. Services
    $299,366
    3%
  3. Supplies
    $371,695
    4%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $87,863
    1%

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

    $359,179 (13%)
  2. Transportation Total

    Transportation

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

    Operations & Maintenance

    $715,755 (26%)
  4. Other Support Total

    Other Support

    $1,636,102 (60%)
  5. Enterprise Total

    Enterprise

    $0 (0%)

Food Services Spending

$359,179

View Food Services Breakdown

Food Services Spending Per Student
$376

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $158,056
    44%
  2. Services
    $0
    0%
  3. Supplies
    $201,123
    56%
  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

$715,755

View Operations Maintenance Breakdown

Operations and Maintenance spending per student
$749

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $95,994
    13%
  2. Services
    $496,270
    69%
  3. Supplies
    $123,491
    17%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Other Support Spending

$1,636,102

View Other Support Breakdown

Other Support spending per student
$1,711

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $278,450
    17%
  2. Services
    $1,339,137
    82%
  3. Supplies
    $12,716
    1%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $5,799
    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

$2,711,036

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $532,500
    20%
  2. Services
    $1,835,407
    68%
  3. Supplies
    $337,330
    12%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $5,799
    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

    $824,470 (28%)
  2. Debt Services & Other Uses

    Debt Services & Other Uses

    $1,951,780 (66%)
  3. Community Services

    Community Services

    $174,761 (6%)
  4. Adult Education

    Adult Education

    $0 (0%)

Construction Facilities Acquisitions and Construction Services Spending

$824,470

View Construction & Facilities Breakdown

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $0
    0%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $824,470
    100%

Debt Services & Other Uses Spending

$1,951,780

View Debt Services Breakdown

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $961,262
    49%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $990,518
    51%

Community Services Spending

$174,761

View Community Services Breakdown

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $142,302
    81%
  2. Services
    $31,899
    18%
  3. Supplies
    $560
    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

$2,951,010

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $142,302
    5%
  2. Services
    $993,160
    34%
  3. Supplies
    $560
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $1,814,988
    62%

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
    $371,789
    Learning Environment
    $25,221
    (7%)
    Operations
    $0
    (0%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $346,568
    (93%)
  • Charter School Fund
    $12,744,041
    Learning Environment
    $8,928,942
    (70%)
    Operations
    $2,351,856
    (18%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $1,463,242
    (11%)
  • Special Revenue Fund - Other (optional)
    $1,145,312
    Learning Environment
    $4,112
    (0%)
    Operations
    $0
    (0%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $1,141,200
    (100%)
  • Food Service Fund
    $359,179
    Learning Environment
    $0
    (0%)
    Operations
    $359,179
    (100%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $0
    (0%)

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