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literacy, and classroom behavior skills. Of the children Figure 15: Education Attainment in Orange County who entered the program, those who entered at lower skill levels made the largest gains. When compared to a comparison group during the school year, FSA chll- Education Attainment in Orange County,North Carolina dren were healthier according to their teachers, and High School or equivalent degree-14.8% had higher levels of attention, math, and social skills. Of equal importance was that the gains made during the Some college,no degree-13.7% summer program were not lost during the school year. After multiple years of FSA sub-granting funds to the Pssocia=a-6.6% CHCCS system for summer programming, CHCCS will Bachelor's degree-24.8% now provide funding to serve an additional 80 children at seven elementary schools. Graduate or professional degree-32.7% Education D 5 1D 1s 20 25 3n 35 Education is defined as the act or process of inform- ing or obtaining knowledge; developing the powers of spending nearly three-times as much money per stu- reasoning and judgment; and intellectually preparing dent than the average county in the state. oneself(or others) for life. In NC, 87%of adults have a Beyond the county appropriation, a special tax district high school diploma or GED. 84.7% of African Ameri- brings CHCCS an additional 20.84 cents per$100 of as- cans, 75.7%of American Indians and 59.5% Hispanic/ sessed property value. During the 2015-2016 fiscal year, Latinx have lower proportions of adults with a high the special tax district brought CHCCS more than $22 school diploma or GED than Whites 6as million, bumping CHCCS's local per-pupil funding up Among Orange County residents, 7.28% of individuals, to $5,503, while OCS' local per-pupil funding is $3,697. aged 25 and older, do not have a high school diploma Further comparison of the two school districts reflects (or equivalent)615. the high concentration of wealth that exists in the towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. CHCCS has a larger stu- Among survey responders: dent population, fewer students who are eligible for • 7%of resp stated that they have a 9th - 12th grade free or reduced lunch, and better overall performance education with no diploma. on standardized tests than OCS. With a student pop- ulation of over 12,000, CHCCS serves a higher percent- Orange County is divided into two school districts, the age of non-White students because of its high Asian Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District, that serves student population. However, OCS has a total student the southeastern corner of the county, and the Orange population of 7,630 and has higher percentages of both County School District, that serves the remainder. Both African American and Hispanic/Latinx students. CHCCS and OCS receive significant local financial sup- Student test performance levels vary among the two port for education. Orange County has the highest local school districts. Data shows that 32% of students in per-pupil education expenditure of any county in NC, Table 12: Racial Demographics in Orange County School Districts (2020) SCHOOL Student Non-Hispanic American %Of Latinx %Of Asian Population Chapel Hill Carrboro 12,115 52% 11% 16% 15% City District Orange County District 7,630 54% 14% 25% 1% Orange Charter 304 84% 4% 6% 1% The Expedition School 336 84% 1% 5% 1% 2019 COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT 27