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26 <br />Per Student Expenditures: Information regarding expenditures required to provide educational services and <br />revenues received are based on the approved school system budgets for the fiscal year in which the project is <br />considered for approval. All information derived from the approved budgets remains constant throughout a <br />fiscal year Duly June) and is changed only with the approval of new budgets. <br />Expenditure information is compiled on a per student basis for County Government Current Expense, <br />School District and State appropriations. County Government Current Expense funds are used for general <br />operation purposes including Instruction and Support Services. Federal revenues and expenditures and other <br />local revenues such as Fund Balance have not been included since they are not directly growth related. Per <br />student figures are derived by dividing the total appropriation for educational purposes from a particular <br />source by the estimated number of students to be enrolled in the applicable school system for the year in <br />which the project is considered for approval. Student enrollments are obtained from the approved school <br />system budgets. <br />County Government: Expenditures in this category are based on appropriations to the school systems by <br />Orange County for Current Expense. The minimum level of per student appropriation is determined by the <br />State Board of Education. <br />School District: Expenditures in this category are unique to the Chapel Hill- Carrboro school system and are <br />based on the level of expenditures possible through assessment of a supplementary school tax. <br />State: Expenditures in this category are based on appropriations from the State Board of Education. <br />School District Per Employee Expenditure: Expenditures per employee based on County, School District <br />and State appropriations, and the total number of school district employees. <br />Employees Per 1000 Population: The number of employees in a particular service category per 1000 <br />population. <br />County Per Employee Expenditure: The average operating and capital expenses per employee in <br />particular service category. Total expenses in each category includes personnel, operating and capital costs. <br />G:robert /bradfisc.doc /may99 /rpd <br />