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Fducation Funding in Orange County <br />Figure 4. Annual General Fund Appropriations for Education <br />11 <br />Fiscal <br />Year <br />Ending Current <br />Expense <br />Appropriation Recurring <br />Capital Debt <br />Serrice Long <br />Range <br />Capital Capital <br />Reserve Total Total <br />General <br />Fund <br />B et Education <br />% of Total <br />GF Budget <br />1990 $11,403,973 $1,500,000 $1,792,275 $3,450,300 $0 $18,146,548 $42,494,467 42.700 <br />1991 $13,OS7,549 $1,500,000 $2,636,842 $2,044,661 $0 $19,239,052 $46,351,500 41.51% <br />1992 $14,861,157 $1,500,000 $2,963,400 $1,827,627 $0 $21,152,184 $50,935,148 41.53 <br />1993 $15,713,450 $1,500,000 $2,$79,475 $2,603,953 $0 $22,696,878 $53,887,298 42.12% <br />1994 $17,258,306 $1,500,000 $4,$79,002 $2,60b,048 $0 $26,243,356 $60,852,952 43.13% <br />1995 $19,09$,062 $1,500,000 $5,717,540 $1,408,5$1 $0 $27,724,183 $66,581,662 41.6446 <br />1996 <br />1997 $21,175,309 <br />$24,604,074 $1,500,000 <br />$1,624,500 $8,524,408 <br />$8,31$,118 $3,049,749 <br />$4,058,571 $476,048 <br />$494,442 $34,725,514 <br />$39,099,705 $73,099,271 <br />$79,259,530 47.50% <br />. 49.3346 <br />199$ <br />1999 $27,197,822 <br />$30,422,520 $1,SS6,S28 <br />$1,949,652 $8,767,660 <br />$9,318,0$7 $1,999,147 <br />$2,353,225 $618,843 <br />$649,$84 $40,440,000 <br />$44,693,368 $85,4$3,019 <br />$92,685,103 47.31'Nv <br />4$.2246 <br />2000 $34,537,104 $2,043,675 $$,968,305 $2,597,547 $224,804 $48,371,435 $100,251,148 4$.25°b <br />In fiscal year 1999-00, total funding for education increased by more than $3.6 million (8.23 percent). <br />This is lower than the average of the past five (just over 12 percent) and ten (11.5 percent) years. Major <br />factors influencing increases in the past years are: <br />• Repayment of debt associated with three voter approved band referenda and private <br />placement funding for school facilities. <br />• Increases in annual current expense funding each year. <br />• Increases in recurring capital appropriations. (From $750,000 per school system in fiscal <br />years 1990 through 1996 to a dedicated three cents an the property tax rate currently). <br />• Creation of a capital reserve <br />fund far School/Park <br />projects. ' <br />The chart to the right projects funding <br />levels for the school systems if the Board <br />of Corrunissianers elected to fund the <br />schools at the historical rates. Should the <br />historical percentage increases continue, <br />appropriations far public schools would <br />mare than double aver the next ten years. <br />Malwp H D~•In <br />s16e <br />s14e <br />s>IZo <br />sloe <br />sso <br />sbo <br />sae <br />sze <br />se <br />.-`- <br />... <br />2001 7000 2007 2001 200! 2a>S 70W 200{ 7009 209 <br />+ 1999.00 Average - - 5 Year Average -• 10 Year Average + <br /> <br />Pn av ~! of Q <br />