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Local School Systems <br />In North Carolina, each county is responsible for supplementing state and federal appropriations to <br />public education. Local current expense appropriations are allocated to each school system based on <br />an equal amount per pupil. In addition, counties provide funds to each system for recurring and long - <br />range capital projects. School systems in North Carolina do not have separate taxing authority and are <br />not allowed to issue debt for school construction and renovation projects. Therefore, issuance and <br />repayment of long -term debt, such as general obligation bonds and private placement loans, are the <br />responsibility of county government. Many school units in the state also have special district taxes. <br />These voter - approved taxes, levied within the unit's boundaries, further supplement county funding. <br />Student Enrollment Projections <br />In accordance with North Carolina General Statutes, the State Department of Public Instruction (DPI) <br />certifies the estimated number of students who will attend public school in each district during the next <br />academic year. These numbers are available to the Boards of Education and Board of County <br />Commissioners in March of each year and are often referred to as the March ADM (Average Daily <br />Membership) numbers. DPI allows counties to modify these totals to incorporate the number of <br />students residing in each district who are expected to attend charter schools the following academic <br />year. The resulting total projected student populations for each system are multiplied by the per pupil <br />appropriation approved by the Board of County Commissioners to determine the total current expense <br />appropriation for each district. <br />• Student Enrollment Projections for the Orange County Schools <br />Based on DPI projections, the Orange County School district enrollment for fiscal year 2013 -14 <br />totals 7,501, an increase of 81 students from the March 2012 projections. Budgeted charter school <br />students total 254, less the out of district students of 89, brings the total district enrollment to <br />7,666. The number of charter students and out of district students are the same numbers as used <br />in fiscal year 2012 -13. <br />• Student Enrollment Projections for the Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools <br />The Chapel Hill - Carrboro City School District DPI projections total 12,256, reflecting an increase of <br />127 when compared to the March 2012 projections. Budgeted charter school students total 117, <br />less the out of district students of 131, brings the total district enrollment to 12,242. The number of <br />charter students and out of district students are the same as used in fiscal year 2012 -13. <br />093 <br />