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20 Per Student Expenditures: Information regarding expenditures required to provide educational services and revenues received are based on the approved school system budgets for the fiscal year in which the project is considered for approval. All information derived from the approved budgets remains constant throughout a fiscal year (July-June) and is changed only with the approval of new budgets. Expenditure information is compiled on a per student basis for County Government Current Expense, School District and State appropriations. County Government Current Expense funds are used for general operation purposes including Instruction and Support Services.Federal revenues and expenditures and other local revenues such as Fund Balance have not been included since they are not directly growth related. Per student figures are derived by dividing the total appropriation for educational purposes from a particular source by the estimated number of students to be enrolled in the applicable school system for the year in which the project is considered for approval. Student enrollments are obtained from the approved school system budgets. County Government:Expenditures in this category are based on appropriations to the school systems by Orange County for Current Expense. The minimum level of per student appropriation is determined by the State Board of Education. School District: Expenditures in this category are unique to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school system and are based on the level of expenditures possible through assessment of a supplementary school tax. State: Expenditures in this category are based on appropriations from the State Board of Education. School District Per Employee Expenditure: Expenditures per employee based on County, School District and State appropriations, and the total number of school district employees. Employees Per 1000 Population: The number of employees in a particular service category per 1000 population. County Per Employee Expenditure: The average operating and capital expenses per employee in a particular service category. Total expenses in each category includes personnel, operating and capital costs. Other Data: County Government Tax Rate:The County tax rate per$100 of assessed valuation.Since the per capita method focuses only on operating expenditures, the tax rate is reduced by an amount equal to the debt service payments from property taxes for capital projects. School District Tax Rate: The supplementary tax assessed on behalf of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro school system. Assessment Ratio: The ratio of market(sales)value to assessed value based on information supplied by the Tax Office. The assessment ratio is used to convert market value to assessed value for the purpose of computing the tax base. Other Model Constants Elderly Exemption: For projects developed partially or exclusively for elderly (65 and older) or disabled individuals whose annual income does not exceed$12,000, an$11,000 tax exemption is used in projecting the tax base. .. School District Data: Employees Per Student: The number of employees per student in a specific school district.