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<br /> The following table reflects average daily membership and the number of schools for both the
<br /> OCS and CHCCS for a five-year period.
<br /> Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
<br /> Elementary Intermediate Secondary
<br /> Grades(H-5) Grades(6 8) Grades(9-12)
<br /> No.of No,of No.of Total
<br /> School Year Schools ADZ Schools Alai Schools Alai ADM
<br /> 2004-05 9 4,693 4 2,566 2 3,462 10,721
<br /> 2005-06 9 4,851 4 2,563 2 3,527 10,938
<br /> 2006-07 9 4,959 4 2,592 2 3,528 11,079
<br /> 2007-08 9 5,141 4 2,617 3 3,669 11,427
<br /> 2008-09 10 5,268 4 2,688 3 3,674 11,630
<br /> Orange County Schools
<br /> Elementary Intermediate Secondary
<br /> Grades(K-b) Grades(5-81 Grades(9-12)
<br /> No.of No.of No.of Total
<br /> School Yeft Schools AIM Schools AIZM Schools ADZ APES
<br /> 2004-05 7 3,081 2 1,612 2 2,118 6,811
<br /> 2005-06 7 3,005 2 1,590 2 2,121 6,716
<br /> 2006-07 7 3,081 3 1,576 2 2,194 6,851
<br /> 2007-08 7 3,147 3 1,631 2 2,195 6,973
<br /> 2008-09 7 3,175 3 1,613 2 2,243 7,031
<br /> 'ADM or average daily membership,determined by actual records at the schools,is computed by the
<br /> North Carolina Department of Public Education on a uniform basis for all public school units in the
<br /> State.The ADM computations are used as a basis for teacher allotments.
<br /> Source: Orange County Board of Education, and the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools Board of
<br /> Education,Finance Offices.
<br /> The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides post-secondary educational opportun-
<br /> ities to the residents of the County. Durham Technical Community College, Piedmont Technical In-
<br /> stitute and Alamance Community College are post-secondary institutions located within a 20-mile
<br /> radius of the County and are members of the State system of community colleges and technical insti-
<br /> tutes.Durham Technical Community College opened an Orange County Campus in 2008.The Coun-
<br /> ty is contributing$545,000 toward operating expenses in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010.
<br /> TRANSPORTATION
<br /> Major expansion and maintenance of primary and secondary highways within the County are
<br /> primarily the responsibility of the State.Municipalities within the County bear the responsibility for
<br /> local street systems.The County has no responsibility for the construction or maintenance of streets
<br /> or highways.
<br /> The County is served by two interstate highways, which merge in the center of the County. In-
<br /> terstate Highway 85 connects the County to the cities of Greensboro, Charlotte and Atlanta to the
<br /> south and west and the cities of Durham, Richmond and Washington, D.C. to the north and east.
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