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County School Capital Funding Drops in Recession, Per Capita • During the recession, counties sacrificed school capital investments
<br /> to maintain classroom operations support. Between 2008 and 2012,
<br /> SchoolCapitW t Sc hoo 11 C urre nl
<br /> ------------------- county school capital investment plummeted from $1.4 billion in
<br /> S tA 00 2008 to $545 million in 2012.
<br /> $800
<br /> $600 County Per Capita Expenditures by Object
<br /> $400
<br /> $200
<br /> 60
<br /> 2'(X137'08 7006 W) 210019 10 2010 11 201112 Total Public School Fuinding �bly Source,
<br /> Clphna .110.1 C",I,ow V,,S021 Capilal III odh�Op-Ai I it] Iv C,NA111 Ouddy N S apaN I m a MAN ON $1l2.5B 2011-12
<br /> County Spending
<br /> Current Expense
<br /> County Funding of Current Expense (School Operating) County
<br /> ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... $3,28 &Capital
<br /> 26%
<br /> • NC counties fund $3.2 billion to support 26% of public schools'total
<br /> spending. State
<br /> $7.613
<br /> • Counties spend over $2.5 billion to augment state school operating Federal 601%
<br /> dollars. 51,78
<br /> 14%
<br /> School
<br /> Spending
<br /> Sources of Per Pupil Funding, CE
<br /> Trends in County School Funding (Excludes Nutrition)
<br /> ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... $9,000
<br /> $8,000
<br /> • County funding of current expense has been growing over time; $7,000
<br /> $60
<br /> federal funds have been substituted for state funds over time. 00 J
<br /> Mechanics of County School Funding
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<br /> • Counties generally provide school current expense funds in a lump $tate Federal WC.ounty
<br /> sum appropriation, allocating 1/12 of the total appropriation each
<br /> month; school systems may use county current expense dollars on County Funding of School IP ersonn6l,2013
<br /> any allowable expenditure,including additional school personnel(see 25% 7% 2014 31%
<br /> chart). School districts largely use county dollars for non-certified teeeep
<br /> and administrator positions. MOW 18,52901 60,306
<br /> • Counties and school boards may agree to fund teacher salary eo,aao 6,195 of 95,146 "AIRMIRM
<br /> supplements, using county funds, to increase the state school as'ar"D"K
<br /> personnel salary schedule. School boards may use county funds to 20,0H 1 72 of 15,975 2,916 of 14,7 22
<br /> supplement other school personnel through supplements. In 2012-
<br /> 13, 106 LEAs funded teacher salary supplements, ranging from $147 Administrators Teachers Othet Certified Assts&0ther
<br /> to $6,031 annually,with a weighted state average of$3,478. 108 have Full-time onily ir State Federal County
<br /> principal supplements,ranging from$175 to$28,673 annually,with a
<br /> weighted state average of$11,338.Total county costs for all supplements,including teachers,principals,coaches,band
<br /> leaders, and superintendents, exceed $430 million annually.
<br /> • State surplus school funds revert to state at close of fiscal year while county surplus funds remain in the school district's
<br /> fund balance under the control of the school board. From 2008 to 2012, school fund balances increased 79%to $664.7
<br /> million.
<br /> • The school board allocates county funds to individual schools—counties cannot allocate funds directly to schools.
<br /> • Each school district must share its county current expense funds,but not capital funds,with charter schools based on
<br /> per pupil allocation for each charter school student whose home residency is in the county.County school funding for
<br /> charter schools follows the student, including those students who attend charter schools outside of the county.
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