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<br /> 2017-18 7 3,265 3 1,778 2 2,501 7,544
<br /> 2018-19 7 3,179 3 1,723 2 2,443 7,345
<br /> 2019-20 7 3,216 3 1,805 2 2,367 7,388
<br /> 1 ADM or average daily membership,determined by actual records at the schools,is computed by the North Carolina Department
<br /> of Public Instruction on a uniform basis for all public school units in the State. The ADM computations are used as a basis for
<br /> teacher allotments.
<br /> Source: Orange County Board of Education and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education Finance Offices.
<br /> Enrollment growth for both OCS and CHCCS has been dampened by the rise,seen across the State,
<br /> in enrollment growth among private schools,public charter schools and homeschooling.
<br /> The County is home to two institutions of higher learning. The University of North Carolina at
<br /> Chapel Hill is the flagship university in the State's 17 institution system and is consistently ranked one of
<br /> the top public universities in the country. Enrollment at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
<br /> rose from 8,791 in 1960 to 30,100 for the 2019-20 academic year. The University is planning a new living
<br /> and learning community in Chapel Hill, called Carolina North, which will occupy over 250 acres of land
<br /> in the County.
<br /> Durham Technical Community College is a public two-year accredited institution of higher
<br /> education and technical training school primarily located in Durham, North Carolina that has a 20-acre
<br /> Orange County campus located outside the Town of Hillsborough. Durham Tech serves approximately
<br /> 18,500 students and offers programs leading to over 110 degrees, certificates and diplomas. The County
<br /> contributed $655,144 toward operating expenses of Durham Technical Community College in the fiscal
<br /> year ended June 30, 2019 and has budgeted $723,256 toward such operating expenses for the fiscal year
<br /> ended June 30, 2020.
<br /> Additionally, the County is located within a one-hour drive of several other colleges and
<br /> universities. These include Alamance Community College, Duke University,Elon University,High Point
<br /> University,North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University,North Carolina Central University,
<br /> North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
<br /> Transportation. Major expansion and maintenance of primary and secondary highways within the
<br /> County are primarily the responsibility of the State.Municipalities within the County bear the responsibility
<br /> for local street systems. The County has no responsibility for the construction or maintenance of streets or
<br /> highways.
<br /> The County is served by two interstate highways, which merge in the center of the County.
<br /> Interstate Highway 85 connects the County to the cities of Greensboro, Charlotte and Atlanta to the south
<br /> and west, and the cities of Durham, Richmond and Washington, D.C. to the north and east. Interstate
<br /> Highway 40 connects the County to the cities of Winston-Salem, Greensboro and Asheville to the north
<br /> and west, and the Research Triangle Park and the City of Raleigh to the south and east. Other major
<br /> highways include U.S. highways 15-501 and 70 and N.C. highways 54, 57 and 86.
<br /> The Town of Chapel Hill operates a local bus system that provides public transportation services
<br /> to the Town and adjacent areas, including services to the Town of Carrboro and the University of North
<br /> Carolina at Chapel Hill on a contractual basis. Effective January 1, 2002, the Town instituted the State's
<br /> first fare free transportation system for passengers on all regular routes and services. Bus routes and stops
<br /> are located so that 90% of all households are within one quarter mile of a bus stop. Two park-ride lots are
<br /> established on the western perimeter of the Town to facilitate transportation in and out of the University
<br /> and downtown area, and the Town completed construction of additional park-ride lots on the northern and
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