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2 <br /> <br />which represents an increase of 14 students from March 2018. Out of district students are 1 <br />budgeted at 250, 8 more than budgeted in the current fiscal year. This brings the total district 2 <br />enrollment to 12,274 for FY 2019-20. 3 <br /> 4 <br />Student Enrollment Projections for the Orange County Schools: 5 <br />Based on DPI projections, the Orange County School district enrollment for fiscal year 2019-20 6 <br />totals 7,388, an increase of 43 students from the March 2018 projections. The district continues 7 <br />to experience a growing number of charter students, with a current enrollment, as of March 8 <br />2019, of 843 students, which represents an increase of 74 students from March 2018. Out of 9 <br />district students are budgeted at 97 students; 6 less than budgeted in the current fiscal year. 10 <br />This brings the total district enrollment to 8,134 for FY 2019-20. 11 <br /> 12 <br />The General Assembly requires school systems to pay a per pupil allotment to support charter 13 <br />students within their district. 14 <br /> 15 <br />Current Expense 16 <br />The recommended appropriations for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City and Orange County Schools 17 <br />increase the current expense funding by $3,613,050 in FY 2019-20. This includes an increase 18 <br />in per pupil funding from $4,165 to $4,340, a $175 increase for each of the 20,408 students in 19 <br />the two school systems. This increase is to help cover the cost of both school systems for 20 <br />mandated increases related to State mandated teacher pay raises and all other locally paid 21 <br />school employees, and increases in Retirement and Health Insurance for FY 2019-20. Local 22 <br />Current Expense funding supplements State and Federal funds received by each district for the 23 <br />day-to-day operation of schools. Examples of expenses paid from these funds include salaries 24 <br />and benefits for locally paid teachers and utilities. North Carolina statutes mandate boards of 25 <br />county commissioners to provide local current expense monies to school districts. Counties 26 <br />having more than one school administrative unit, as is the case in Orange County, are required 27 <br />to provide equal per pupil appropriations to each system. 28 <br /> 29 <br />2019-20 Enrollment Projections 30 <br /> 31 <br /> CHCCS OCS Total <br />March 2019 Department of Public Instruction ADM <br />Allotment #s <br />12,355 7,388 19,743 <br />Less: Out of District (250) (97) (347) <br /> 12,105 7,291 19,396 <br /> <br />Plus: Budgeted Charter Students 169 843 1,012 <br />Total Budgeted Students 12,274 8,134 20,408 <br />60.14% 39.86% <br /> 32 <br />School Debt Service 33 <br />The recommended budget provides for $17,770,542 in School Related Debt Service, which 34 <br />represents repayment of principal and interest on School related debt, including general 35 <br />obligation bonds and private placement loans. North Carolina statutes require counties to pay 36 <br />for school related capital items, such as acquisition and construction of facilities. In instances 37 <br />where counties borrow funds to pay for such items, the State mandates counties to repay the 38 <br />debt. The amount of money counties borrow for school related projects is discretionary and 39 <br />varies from county to county. 40 <br /> 41