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Funding for Local <br />School Districts <br />2009 -10 2010 -11 2011 -12 2012 -13 2013 -14 <br />Original Budget $ 86,378,040 $ 87,135,916 $ 84,175,033 $ 85,455,533 $ 87,812,103 <br />Both Boards of Education presented their budget requests to Commissioners in April 2013. Additional <br />information in regards to the Local School Districts appropriation is as follows: <br />• Per pupil funding for the County's two local school districts increases to $3,188. This funds the <br />North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) projected 208 increase in student <br />enrollment between both school districts. This represents a $1.08 million increase in funding <br />between both school districts current expense. <br />• Recurring capital for both School districts remains the same as the prior year appropriation of $3 <br />million dollars. <br />• The long range /pay -as -you go capital expense for the local school districts remains the same as <br />the prior year appropriation of $3.7 million dollars. <br />• The recommended budget includes $683,706 to continue the Commissioners' longstanding <br />commitment to providing school health nurses at each school. This funding level keeps the <br />funding at the same funding level as in FY 2012 -13. <br />• The recommended budget includes $692,283 to fund school social workers at the same funding <br />level as in FY 2012 -13. <br />• The Sheriff plans to continue providing School Resource Officers to support Orange County <br />Schools. The estimated annual value of this Board of County Commissioners' commitment totals <br />$545,514. <br />Both School Districts have requested increases in per pupil funding that would require combined <br />increases in funding ranging between $3.8 to $8.5 million dollars. To fund the request of each district will <br />require additional revenues from a property tax increase or a reduction in County funded services <br />elsewhere. <br />If the County Commission agrees to increase the property tax rate to generate additional revenues to <br />address the current expense request of both school districts, increases in the property tax rate outlined <br />below will produce the following property tax revenues: <br />Tax Increase <br />1 cent <br />2.4 cents <br />5.5 cents <br />*Based on 19,908 Students <br />Property Tax Per Pupil <br />Revenues Generated Equivalency <br />$1,606,869 $80.71 <br />$3,856,486 $193.72 <br />$8,837,780 $443.93 <br />