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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

    $5,005,051 (81%)
  2. Operations Total

    Operations

    $1,175,304 (19%)
$6,180,355

Total

Construction, Debt, Refinancing and Other Total Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
$1,852,285

Total

Total Spending

$8,032,640

View Total Spending Breakdown

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $5,152,978
    64%
  2. Services
    $2,285,371
     28%
  3. Supplies
    $509,629
     6%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $84,662
     1%

Salaries & Benefits

  1. Administrators
    $411,465
     8%
  2. Professional - Instructional
    $3,576,107
     69%
  3. Professional - Other
    $104,933
     2%
  4. Paraprofessionals
    $532,135
     10%
  5. Office / Administrative Support
    $316,562
     6%
  6. Crafts, Trades, and Services
    $211,776
     4%
  7. Total Salaries & Benefits
    $5,152,978
     

    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

    $3,879,856 (78%)
  2. Activities and Athletics Total

    Activities & Athletics

    $80,235 (2%)
  3. Student Support Total

    Student Support

    $450,745 (9%)
  4. Staff Support Total

    Staff Support

    $154,195 (3%)
  5. School Administration Total

    School Administration

    $195,815 (4%)
  6. District Administration Total

    District Administration

    $244,205 (5%)

Instructional Spending

$3,879,856

View Instructional Spending Breakdown

Instructional Spending Per Student
$7,698

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $3,597,872
     93%
  2. Services
    $94,658
     2%
  3. Supplies
    $186,872
     5%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $454
     0%

Activities & Athletics Spending

$80,235

View Activities & Athletics Breakdown

Activities and Athletics Spending Per Student
$159

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $10,090
    13%
  2. Services
    $1,235
    2%
  3. Supplies
    $68,910
    86%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Student Support Spending

$450,745

View Student Support Breakdown

Student Support Spending Per Student
$894

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $394,753
    88%
  2. Services
    $44,617
    10%
  3. Supplies
    $11,375
    3%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Staff Support Spending

$154,195

View Staff Support Breakdown

Staff Support Spending Per Student
$306

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $115,438
    75%
  2. Services
    $20,454
    13%
  3. Supplies
    $18,203
    12%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $100
    0%

School Administration Spending

$195,815

View School Administration Breakdown

School Administration Spending Per Student
$389

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $178,528
    91%
  2. Services
    $9,495
    5%
  3. Supplies
    $7,792
    4%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

District Administration Spending

$244,205

View District Administration Breakdown

District Administration Spending Per Student
$485

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $206,355
    85%
  2. Services
    $32,630
    13%
  3. Supplies
    $5,220
    2%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Learning Environment Total

$5,005,051

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $4,503,036
    90%
  2. Services
    $203,089
    4%
  3. Supplies
    $298,372
    6%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $554
    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

    $0 (0%)
  2. Transportation Total

    Transportation

    $4,964 (0%)
  3. Operations and Maintenance Total

    Operations & Maintenance

    $614,994 (52%)
  4. Other Support Total

    Other Support

    $555,346 (47%)
  5. Enterprise Total

    Enterprise

    $0 (0%)

Food Services Spending

$0

This organization does not have any data reported in this area
Food Services 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%

Transportation Spending

$4,964

View Trasportation Breakdown

Transportation Spending Per Student
$10

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $4,964
    100%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Operations & Maintenance Spending

$614,994

View Operations Maintenance Breakdown

Operations and Maintenance spending per student
$1,220

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $286,660
    47%
  2. Services
    $146,308
    24%
  3. Supplies
    $182,026
    30%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $0
    0%

Other Support Spending

$555,346

View Other Support Breakdown

Other Support spending per student
$1,102

$ Per Student

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $363,282
    65%
  2. Services
    $153,589
    28%
  3. Supplies
    $29,231
    5%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $9,244
    2%

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

$1,175,304

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $649,942
    55%
  2. Services
    $304,861
    26%
  3. Supplies
    $211,257
    18%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $9,244
    1%

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

    $48,392 (3%)
  2. Debt Services & Other Uses

    Debt Services & Other Uses

    $1,803,465 (97%)
  3. Community Services

    Community Services

    $428 (0%)
  4. Adult Education

    Adult Education

    $0 (0%)

Construction Facilities Acquisitions and Construction Services Spending

$48,392

View Construction & Facilities Breakdown

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $2,600
    5%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $45,792
    95%

Debt Services & Other Uses Spending

$1,803,465

View Debt Services Breakdown

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $1,774,393
    98%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $29,072
    2%

Community Services Spending

$428

View Community Services Breakdown

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $428
    100%
  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

$1,852,285

  1. Salaries & Benefits
    $0
    0%
  2. Services
    $1,777,421
    96%
  3. Supplies
    $0
    0%
  4. Property, Debt & Other
    $74,864
    4%

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
    $1,297,750
    Learning Environment
    $0
    (0%)
    Operations
    $219,050
    (17%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $1,078,700
    (83%)
  • Charter School Fund
    $6,796,953
    Learning Environment
    $5,005,051
    (74%)
    Operations
    $956,254
    (14%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $835,648
    (12%)
  • Governmental Designated-Purpose Grants Fund (optional)
    $-62,063
    Learning Environment
    $0
    (0%)
    Operations
    $0
    (0%)
    Construction, Debt, Refinancing & Other
    $-62,063
    (100%)

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