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<br /> Student Enrollment Projections for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools:
<br /> Based on DPI projections, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District enrollment for fiscal
<br /> year 2020-21 totals 12,312, reflecting a decrease of 43 students when compared to the March
<br /> 2019 projections. The district has a current enrollment, as of March 2020, of 166 charter
<br /> students, which represents a decrease of 3 students from March 2019. Out of district students
<br /> are budgeted at 251, 1 more than budgeted in the current fiscal year. This brings the total
<br /> district enrollment to 12,227 for FY 2020-21.
<br /> Student Enrollment Projections for the Orange County Schools:
<br /> Based on DPI projections, the Orange County School district enrollment for fiscal year 2020-21
<br /> totals 7,381, a decrease of 7 students from the March 2019 projections. The district continues
<br /> to experience a growing number of charter students, with a current enrollment, as of March
<br /> 2020, of 885 students, which represents an increase of 42 students from March 2019. Out of
<br /> district students are budgeted at 110 students; 13 more than budgeted in the current fiscal year.
<br /> This brings the total district enrollment to 8,156 for FY 2020-21.
<br /> The General Assembly requires school systems to pay a per pupil allotment to support charter
<br /> students within their district.
<br /> Current Expense
<br /> The recommended appropriations for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City and Orange County Schools
<br /> increases the current expense funding by $8,394 in FY 2020-21. This includes an increase in
<br /> per pupil funding from $4,352.25 to $4,358, a $5.75 increase for each of the 20,383 students in
<br /> the two school systems. Local Current Expense funding supplements State and Federal funds
<br /> received by each district for the day-to-day operation of schools. Examples of expenses paid
<br /> from these funds include salaries and benefits for locally paid teachers and utilities. North
<br /> Carolina statutes mandate boards of county commissioners to provide local current expense
<br /> monies to school districts. Counties having more than one school administrative unit, as is the
<br /> case in Orange County, are required to provide equal per pupil appropriations to each system.
<br /> Recurring Capital
<br /> Recurring capital for both School districts remains the same as the prior year appropriation of
<br /> $3 million dollars. The recommended budget for FY 2020-21 includes $1,799,700 for Chapel
<br /> Hill-Carrboro City Schools and $1,200,300 for Orange County Schools. For FY 2020-21, as was
<br /> the case in FY 2019-20, debt financing will be utilized, instead of pay-as-you-go funding for
<br /> Recurring capital. Recurring capital pays for facility improvements, equipment, furnishings, and
<br /> vehicle and bus purchases. State statutes mandate counties to fund recurring capital. However,
<br /> the amount of money counties allocate to this function is discretionary and varies from county to
<br /> county.
<br /> Long Range Capital
<br /> The County plans and programs long-range school capital funding through the County's Capital
<br /> Investment Plan (CIP). The recommended budget for FY 2020-21 includes $2,455,016 for
<br /> Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and $1,637,359 for Orange County Schools, for a total of
<br /> $4,092,375, which represents an increase of$80,243 from FY 2019-20. A 2% annual growth
<br /> rate is included throughout the years of the CIP related to Long Range Capital. For FY 2020-21,
<br /> as was the case in FY 2019-20, debt financing will be utilized, instead of pay-as-you-go funds
<br /> for Long Range Capital projects. Similar to Local Current Expense funding, the amount of
<br /> money counties allocate to long-range capital expenditures is discretionary and varies from
<br /> county to county.
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