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<br /> have adopted a policy of allocating approximately 50%of unrestricted locally-generated revenues to public
<br /> school purposes.
<br /> The following table reflects average daily membership ("ADM")' and the number of schools for
<br /> both OCS and CHCCS for the past five academic years.
<br /> Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools [Update table]
<br /> Elementary Intermediate Secondary
<br /> Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12
<br /> School No. of No. of No. of Total
<br /> Year Schools ADM Schools ADM Schools ADM ADM
<br /> 2021-22 11 5,054 4 3,188 3 4,206 12,448
<br /> 2022-23 11 4,657 4 2,794 3 3,918 11,369
<br /> 2023-24 11 4,565 4 2,706 3 3,969 11,240
<br /> 2024-25 11 4,519 4 2,656 3 3,924 11,099
<br /> 2025-26 11 [ ] 4 [ ] 3 [ ] [ ]
<br /> Orange County Schools [Update table]
<br /> Elementary Intermediate Secondary
<br /> Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12
<br /> School No. of No. of No. of Total
<br /> Year Schools ADM Schools ADM Schools ADM ADM
<br /> 2021-22 7 3,040 3 1,651 2 2,278 6,969
<br /> 2022-23 7 3,056 3 1,601 3 2,409 7,066
<br /> 2023-24 7 3,066 3 1,567 3 2,354 6,987
<br /> 2024-25 7 2,981 3 1,577 3 2,357 6,915
<br /> 2025-26 7 1-1 3 1-1 3 [ 1 [ ]
<br /> '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 /> 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 32,438 for the 2024-25 academic year. The University is planning a new living
<br /> and learning community in Chapel Hill, called Carolina North, which will occupy over 230 acres of land
<br /> in the County.
<br /> Durham Technical Community College ("Durham Tech") is a public two-year accredited
<br /> institution of higher education and technical training school primarily located in Durham,North Carolina
<br /> that has a 20-acre Orange County campus located outside the Town of Hillsborough. Durham Tech serves
<br /> more than 18,000 students and offers programs leading to over 90 degrees and certificates. The County
<br /> contributed$1,020,363 toward operating expenses of Durham Tech in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025
<br /> and has budgeted$1,048,724 toward such operating expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30,2026. The
<br /> County expects to finance a new academic building for Durham Tech located on its Orange County campus,
<br /> which will provide additional space for Durham Tech's programs in emergency medical services and other
<br /> healthcare occupations, college transfer, law enforcement and the skilled trades. The new academic
<br /> building is expected to cost approximately$11 million.
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