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Attachment 62c
<br />Funding North Carolina's Public Schools
<br />Changes Since FY 2008 -09
<br />Has public school funding in FY 2014 -15 increased since FY 2008 -09 (before the significant recession)?
<br />In FY 2014 -15, $1,307,432,896 of the $8,766,572,776 Appropriated and Receipt- funded resources is associated with
<br />employee salary and benefit changes since FY 2008 -09. Put another way, the total funding for public schools
<br />increased $60,214,282 since FY 2008 -09; but, if you back out the funding added for benefit cost increases and salary
<br />adjustments, the funding available for classroom activities (textbooks, transportation, teacher assistants, teachers,
<br />etc.) has been reduced by over $1 billion.
<br />If a large portion of the change in funding is associated with employee benefit increases (retirement contributions
<br />and health plan) and salary increases, have there been reductions to any resources available to the classroom?
<br />If you apply the funding formulas that were in place in FY 2008 -09 to FY 2014 -15 average daily membership, the
<br />following areas are examples of what has been reduced.
<br />Positions
<br />Classroom Teachers
<br />Total Receipts and
<br />General Fund
<br />Appropriations
<br />(current dollars)
<br />Allotted
<br />ADM
<br />Calculated
<br />Dollars per
<br />ADM
<br />Textbooks
<br />Funding Increase for
<br />Changes in Employee
<br />Salaries and Benefits
<br />(current dollars)
<br />Retirement
<br />Rate
<br />Health
<br />Plan
<br />2008 -09
<br />$ 8,706,358,494
<br />1,476,566
<br />$ 5,896.36
<br />n/a
<br />8.14%
<br />$ 4,157
<br />2009 -10
<br />7,861,434,718
<br />1,464,914
<br />5,366.48
<br />- 100.0%
<br />$ 82,457,527
<br />8.75%
<br />4,527
<br />2010 -11
<br />7,718,934,718
<br />1,475,668
<br />5,230.81
<br />-18.9%
<br />240,404,295
<br />10.51%
<br />4,929
<br />2011 -12
<br />8,049,556,782
<br />1,480,991
<br />5,435.25
<br />158,240,125
<br />13.12%
<br />4,931
<br />2012 -13
<br />8,293,213,775
<br />1,492,793
<br />5,555.50
<br />334,421,986
<br />14.23%
<br />5,192
<br />2013 -14
<br />8,411,483,321
<br />1,509,985
<br />5,570.57
<br />53,968,763
<br />14.69%
<br />5,285
<br />2014 -15
<br />8,766,572,776
<br />1,520,305
<br />5,766.33
<br />437,940,200
<br />15.21%
<br />5,378
<br />Total
<br />$ 1,307,432,896
<br />Change from
<br />2008 -09
<br />$ 60,214,282
<br />43,739
<br />$ (130.03)
<br />n/a
<br />7.07%
<br />$ 1,221
<br />In FY 2014 -15, $1,307,432,896 of the $8,766,572,776 Appropriated and Receipt- funded resources is associated with
<br />employee salary and benefit changes since FY 2008 -09. Put another way, the total funding for public schools
<br />increased $60,214,282 since FY 2008 -09; but, if you back out the funding added for benefit cost increases and salary
<br />adjustments, the funding available for classroom activities (textbooks, transportation, teacher assistants, teachers,
<br />etc.) has been reduced by over $1 billion.
<br />If a large portion of the change in funding is associated with employee benefit increases (retirement contributions
<br />and health plan) and salary increases, have there been reductions to any resources available to the classroom?
<br />If you apply the funding formulas that were in place in FY 2008 -09 to FY 2014 -15 average daily membership, the
<br />following areas are examples of what has been reduced.
<br />Positions
<br />Classroom Teachers
<br />(2,741.0)
<br />Teacher Assistants
<br />-3.5%
<br />Textbooks
<br />-22.9%
<br />Instructional Supplies
<br />-78.1%
<br />Instructional Support
<br />(641.4)
<br />Improving Student Accountability
<br />-9.8%
<br />Staff Development
<br />- 100.0%
<br />Literacy Coaches
<br />- 100.0%
<br />School Technology
<br />- 100.0%
<br />Mentor Teachers
<br />- 100.0%
<br />Central Office Administration
<br />- 100.0%
<br />Noninstr. Support Personnel
<br />-22.0%
<br />Assistant Principals
<br />(357.4)
<br />Amount
<br />Change
<br />$ (160,699,348)
<br />-3.5%
<br />(151,466,751)
<br />-22.9%
<br />(79,496,749)
<br />-78.1%
<br />(46,202,069)
<br />-51.9%
<br />(42,342,662)
<br />-9.8%
<br />(38,339,798)
<br />- 100.0%
<br />(12,877,941)
<br />- 100.0%
<br />(11,972,355)
<br />- 100.0%
<br />(10,000,000)
<br />- 100.0%
<br />(8,132,812)
<br />- 100.0%
<br />(26,618,360)
<br />-22.0%
<br />(50,960,624)
<br />-8.8%
<br />(23,434,062)
<br />-18.9%
<br />$ (662,543,531)
<br />North Carolina Department of Public Instruction 09/18/14
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