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14 <br /> t <br /> t <br /> f <br /> LOCAL FUNDS F <br /> The nearly century-old division of state and local <br /> responsibility for school funding still shapes the way North <br /> Carolina pays for public education today,with approximately <br /> 65 percent of instructional expenditures coming from the <br /> state10 and over 97 percent of capital expenses paid at the <br /> local level11 However,this division has eroded somewhat in <br /> recent years. In 2017-2018,counties funded 16.6 percent of <br /> principal and assistant principal positions,6.4 percent of <br /> teachers,11.4 percent of teacher assistants,and 22.3 percent <br /> of professional instructional support personnel;2 and the <br /> state funded 2.4 percent of capital expenses13 <br /> When examining local expenditures on programs and <br /> personnel,in 2017-18 the ten counties that spent the most <br /> per student averaged $3,305 per student compared to the <br /> ten that spent the least,which averaged$782 per student. <br /> That represents a gap of$2,523 between the top and lowest <br /> spending districts—a gap that has grown substantially over <br /> the past twenty years.Of North Carolina's 100 counties,58 <br /> fall below the state average of$1,714 in local spending per <br /> student.Orange County alone spent$382 more than the <br /> seven lowest-spending counties combined.These statistics - — - <br /> continue the trend of increased responsibility being placed <br /> on counties to fund instructional expenditures as well as <br /> capital outlays.This increased responsibility has resulted in <br /> exacerbated inequities already experienced by students of <br /> low-wealth counties. <br /> FUNDING FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGS 2017-18 <br /> f - - <br /> STATE FEDERAL <br /> $29 MILLION $3 MILLION <br /> (2.4%) <br /> LOCAL <br /> -a <br /> Source:North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Statistical Profile,Table 28: <br /> Capital Outlay Expenditures by Source of Funds,2017-2018. +_ <br /> ' DPI Statistical Profile,Table 22:Current Expense Expenditures by Source of Funds,2017-18 <br /> " DPI Statistical Profile,Table 22:Current Expense Expenditures by Source of Funds,2017-18 <br /> 5 DPI Statistical Profile,Table 22:Current Expense Expenditures by Source of Funds,2017-18 <br /> 6 Highlights of the North Carolina Public School Budget February 2018 <br /> 7 DPI Statistical Profile,Table 16:State Summary of Public School Full-Time Personnel,2017-18 <br /> and Table 22:Current Expense Expenditures by Source of Funds,2017-18 <br /> e Highlights of the North Carolina Public School Budget February 2018 <br /> s DPI Statistical Profile,Table 28:Capital Outlay Expenditures by Source of Funds,2017-18 <br /> 10 DPI Statistical Profile,Table 22:Current Expense Expenditures by Source of Funds,2017-18 <br /> 11 DPI Statistical Profile,Table 28:Capital Outlay Expenditures by Source of Funds,2017-18 <br /> 12 DPI Statistical Profile,Table 16:State Summary of Public School Full-Time Personnel,2017-18 <br /> 13 DPI Statistical Profile,Table 28:Capital Outlay Expenditures by Source of Funds,2017-18 _- <br />