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Fiscal Year
2021 - 2022

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1,670
Students Served
Serves Elementary School Grades Serves Middle School Grades Serves High School Grades Charter

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

    $14,487,345 (86%)
  2. Operations Total

    Operations

    $2,358,280 (14%)
$16,845,625

Total

Construction, Debt, Refinancing and Other Total Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
$10,199,991

Total

Total Spending

$27,045,616

View Total Spending Breakdown

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $12,215,551
    45%
  2. Services
    $3,383,962
     13%
  3. Supplies
    $910,932
     3%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $9,556,851
     35%

Salaries & Benefits

  1. Administrators
    $1,926,855
     16%
  2. Professional - Instructional
    $7,441,427
     61%
  3. Professional - Other
    $350,437
     3%
  4. Paraprofessionals
    $559,655
     5%
  5. Office / Administrative Support
    $1,275,172
     10%
  6. Crafts, Trades, and Services
    $662,004
     5%
  7. Total Salaries & Benefits
    $12,215,551
     

    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

    $8,641,872 (60%)
  2. Activities and Athletics Total

    Activities & Athletics

    $0 (0%)
  3. Student Support Total

    Student Support

    $4,754 (0%)
  4. Staff Support Total

    Staff Support

    $19,594 (0%)
  5. School Administration Total

    School Administration

    $5,821,124 (40%)
  6. District Administration Total

    District Administration

    $0 (0%)

Instructional Spending

$8,641,872

View Instructional Spending Breakdown

Instructional Spending Per Student
$5,175

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $7,922,706
     92%
  2. Services
    $223,240
     3%
  3. Supplies
    $495,926
     6%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
     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

$4,754

View Student Support Breakdown

Student Support Spending Per Student
$3

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $4,754
    100%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Staff Support Spending

$19,594

View Staff Support Breakdown

Staff Support Spending Per Student
$12

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $19,594
    100%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

School Administration Spending

$5,821,124

View School Administration Breakdown

School Administration Spending Per Student
$3,486

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $3,124,281
    54%
  2. Services
    $2,052,085
    35%
  3. Supplies
    $25,728
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $619,029
    11%

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

$14,487,345

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $11,046,987
    76%
  2. Services
    $2,299,674
    16%
  3. Supplies
    $521,655
    4%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $619,029
    4%

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

    $545,722 (23%)
  2. Transportation Total

    Transportation

    $1,412 (0%)
  3. Operations and Maintenance Total

    Operations & Maintenance

    $779,654 (33%)
  4. Other Support Total

    Other Support

    $811,153 (34%)
  5. Enterprise Total

    Enterprise

    $220,339 (9%)

Food Services Spending

$545,722

View Food Services Breakdown

Food Services Spending Per Student
$327

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $236,751
    43%
  2. Services
    $44
    0%
  3. Supplies
    $308,927
    57%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Transportation Spending

$1,412

View Trasportation Breakdown

Transportation Spending Per Student
$1

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $1,412
    100%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Operations & Maintenance Spending

$779,654

View Operations Maintenance Breakdown

Operations and Maintenance spending per student
$467

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $425,254
    55%
  2. Services
    $283,478
    36%
  3. Supplies
    $70,922
    9%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Other Support Spending

$811,153

View Other Support Breakdown

Other Support spending per student
$486

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $302,181
    37%
  2. Services
    $508,972
    63%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Enterprise Spending

$220,339

View Enterprise Breakdown

Enterprise spending per student
$132

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $191,678
    87%
  2. Services
    $18,443
    8%
  3. Supplies
    $9,428
    4%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $790
    0%

Operations Total

$2,358,280

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $1,155,863
    49%
  2. Services
    $812,349
    34%
  3. Supplies
    $389,277
    17%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $790
    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

    $7,517,001 (67%)
  2. Debt Services & Other Uses

    Debt Services & Other Uses

    $1,691,970 (15%)
  3. Community Services

    Community Services

    $12,700 (0%)
  4. Adult Education

    Adult Education

    $0 (0%)

Construction Facilities Acquisitions and Construction Services Spending

$7,517,001

View Construction & Facilities Breakdown

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $0
    0%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $7,517,001
    100%

Debt Services & Other Uses Spending

$1,691,970

View Debt Services Breakdown

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $271,938
    16%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $1,420,032
    84%

Community Services Spending

$12,700

View Community Services Breakdown

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $12,700
    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

$11,178,312

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $12,700
    0%
  2. Services
    $271,938
    2%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $8,937,032
    80%

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
    $1,749,297
    Learning Environment
    $57,590
    (3%)
    Operations
    $0
    (0%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $1,691,707
    (97%)
  • Charter School Fund
    $16,882,588
    Learning Environment
    $13,822,534
    (82%)
    Operations
    $1,592,219
    (9%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $1,467,835
    (9%)
  • Special Revenue Fund - Other (optional)
    $6,702,588
    Learning Environment
    $607,222
    (9%)
    Operations
    $220,339
    (3%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $5,875,027
    (88%)
  • Food Service Fund
    $545,722
    Learning Environment
    $0
    (0%)
    Operations
    $545,722
    (100%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $0
    (0%)
  • Governmental Designated-Purpose Grants Fund (optional)
    $426,862
    Learning Environment
    $0
    (0%)
    Operations
    $0
    (0%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $426,862
    (100%)
  • Building Fund
    $738,559
    Learning Environment
    $0
    (0%)
    Operations
    $0
    (0%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $738,559
    (100%)

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