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ATTACHMENT B
<br /> > SCHOOL FUNDING: WHO PAYS FOR WHAT?
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<br /> education to every child, North Carolina schools have three K-12 SPENDING (% OF GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET)
<br /> sources of funding. In the 2016-17 school year, North Carolina
<br /> public schools spent$13 billion on instructional expenses,using a
<br /> combination of state,federal,and local resources.State funding
<br /> accounted for 65 percent of expenditures,federal funding 60% K-12 education spending
<br /> 52.5% represents the largest
<br /> accounted for 11 percent,and local funding accounted for 24 part of the state budget,
<br /> percent of spending. 50°�° but its share of the overall
<br /> state budget has declined
<br /> 40% 38.7% sharply since 1970.
<br /> SOURCES OF FUNDS FOR SCHOOLS IN NC,2016-17 Source:North Carolina
<br /> 30% Department of Public
<br /> Instruction,Highlights of
<br /> the North Carolina Public
<br /> FEDERAL LOCAL Source:North Carolina
<br /> 1970-71 2016-17 School Budget.
<br /> $1.45 $31 Department of Public
<br /> BILLION BILLION Instruction,Financial
<br /> �24%� and Business Services,
<br /> Statistical Profile,Table
<br /> 22-North Carolina
<br /> STATE Current Expense
<br /> $8.5 BILLION Expenditures by Source
<br /> of Funds.
<br /> WHO PAYS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL? 2016-17
<br /> FEDERAL FUNDS
<br /> Resources from the federal government accounted for 11 percent 100,000
<br /> of North Carolina public education spending on instructional STATE:
<br /> 81,932
<br /> expenses in 2016-17,and totaled $1,452,167,878. Federal resources LOCAL:
<br /> are given to states in the form of direct grants,state applications, 6,313
<br /> state plans,or a combination of the three. FEDERAL:
<br /> 6,059
<br /> 80,000
<br /> TOTAL:
<br /> 0 94,304
<br /> z
<br /> STATE FUNDS
<br /> 0
<br /> In 2016-17,the state provided $8.5 billion to operate 2,614
<br /> district, charter,and regional schools in 115 school systems o 60,000
<br /> across 100 counties for 1.54 million students.Approximately 93
<br /> 0
<br /> percent of state funds were spent on salaries and benefits for o
<br /> z
<br /> 134,115 state-funded school personnel. E STATE:
<br /> Z 15,720
<br /> State funding for school operations has increased from $3.44 40,000 LOCAL:
<br /> STATE:
<br /> billion in 1992-93 to$8.5 billion in 2016-17. But while the level of a FEDERAL: 11,072
<br /> fundinghas increased over time,the percentage of the state's 3,971 LOCAL:
<br /> p g STATE: 3,143
<br /> General Fund dedicated to education has declined. In 2016-17, 4,561 TOTAL: FEDERAL:
<br /> 38.7 percent of the state's General Fund was appropriated for z LOCAL: 27,628 1,345
<br /> 20,000 809
<br /> K-12 public education, a significant drop from 1970, when it was FEDERAL: TOTAL:
<br /> 15,560
<br /> 52.5 percent. If public education were funded at the same
<br /> 20
<br /> percentage of the General Fund as in 1970,districts and schools TOTAL:
<br /> 5,390
<br /> would have an additional $3 billion to educate our students. 1 0
<br /> State funding for capital outlays has been relatively small
<br /> PRINCIPALS TEACHERS TEACHER PROFESSIONAL
<br /> compared with the state's investment in operations, and &ASSISTANT ASSISTANTS INSTRUCTIONAL
<br /> compared with what counties invest in facilities. In 2016-17,the PRINCIPALS SUPPORT PERSONNEL
<br /> state spent $40 million on capital outlays,compared to$1.1
<br /> Source:North Carolina Department of Public Instruction,Statistical Profile
<br /> billion spent by counties.
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