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A.P. DillonPUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Guiding principles in working with the General Assembly: 1. Maintain a focus on success for all students. 2. Provide the infrastructure necessary to support student success and the operation of public schools. 3. Ensure governance that is transparent, accountable, and effective. 4. Use innovative, sound approaches to crafting reforms and addressing economic challenges. 5. Provide responsible local control and flexibility.
North Carolina Public Schools Fast Facts
Students Served, K-12
Average Daily Membership (2010-11)
SCHOOL DISTRICTS CHARTER
Number of Districts/Charter Schools
County-wide Districts 100 City Districts 15 Charters 99
Grades K-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,011,545 . . . . . . . 34,512 Grades 9-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422,891 . . . . . . . . 6,720 TOTAL 1,434,436 41,232
Public Schools
Number of Public Schools (2010-11) Elementary (Grades PK-8). . . . . . . . . . . . 1,835 . . . 72.7% Secondary (Grades 9-12). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417 . . . 16.5% Secondary (Grades 9-13 Early College). . . . 64 . . . . 2.6% Combined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 . . . . 4.3% Charter Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 . . . . 3.9% TOTAL SCHOOLS (Public & Charter) 2,524
Transportation (2009-10) Number of Students Transported Daily . . . . . . . 776,506 (includes contract transportation) Annual State Cost Per Pupil Transported on Buses. . $558 Child Nutrition (2009-10) Breakfast Lunch Number of Students Served Daily. . . 329,804. . 847,420 Average Cost (includes indirect cost) . . . . $1.95. . . . $3.08
Teachers
Full-Time Personnel STATE FEDERAL LOCAL TOTAL Elementary Teachers. . 43,053 . . . . 4,930 . . . 2,038. . 50,021 Secondary Teachers. . . 25,526 . . . . 1,169 . . . 1,274. . 27 ,969 Other Teachers . . . . . . . . 13,167 . . . . 3,146 . . . 1,074. . 17 ,387 Teacher Assistants. . . 18,727. . . . 5,421. . . 2,604. . 26,752
Early College High Schools
Number in the Nation 214 Number in North Carolina 71
Performance
2010 Graduation Rates (Based on counts, not estimates.) 4-Year Cohort Graduation Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.2% 5-Year Cohort Graduation Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.7% 2010 Annual Dropout Rate (Grades 9-12) . . . . . . . . 3.75% 2010 SAT Scores VERBAL MATH TOTAL WRITING North Carolina . . . . . . 497 . . . . 511. . . 1008 . . . . . . 477 United States . . . . . . . 501 . . . . 516. . . 1016 . . . . . . 492 NC AND NAEP THE NATIONS REPORT CARD Percentage of Students At or Above Basic Level
Administrators
Full-Time Personnel STATE FEDERAL LOCAL TOTAL Principals . . . . . . . . . . . 2,197. . . . . . 17. . . . . 210 . . . 2,424 Asst. Principals. . . . . . . . . 54. . . . . . . 3. . . . . . 10 . . . . . 67 (teaching) Asst. Principals. . . . . . . 1,714. . . . . . 57. . . . 907 . . . 2,678. (nonteaching)
More at Four, Pre-Kindergarten
Number of Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,767 Number of Classrooms Public Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,218 Childcare Centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611. Head Start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425 TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,254 Ann McColl, Legislative Director | [email protected] (919) 807-4035 | Cell (919) 610-5910 | Fax (919) 807-3198 6302 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-6302
North Carolina Public Schools funding
Per Pupil Expenditure
2009-10 Per Pupil Expenditure in Average Daily Membership: (Current Expenses Only) State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,232 . . . . . . . . 61.9% Federal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,289 . . . . . . . 15.3% Local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,931 . . . . . . . 22.8% TOTAL $8,451
Where Does the Money Go?
North Carolinas Public School Expenditures Above 1% for 2009-10
% of Total Line Item Dollars Budget
Classroom Teachers. . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,902,985,390 . . . 51.38% Students with Special Needs. . . . . . $ 695,739,178 . . . . 9.16% Teacher Assistants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 512,650,092 . . . . 6.75% Instructional Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 449,370,019 . . . . 5.92% Career and Technical Education. . . . $ 391,851,545 . . . . 5.16% Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 380,803,623 . . . . 5.01% School Building Administration. . . . $ 324,312,146 . . . . 4.27% At-Risk Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 228,498,496 . . . . 3.01% Low-Wealth Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 209,601,229 . . . . 2.76% Central Office Administration. . . . . . $ 107 ,418,117 . . . . 1.41% Classroom Supplies/Equipment . . . . $ 88,238,683 . . . . 1.16% Limited English Proficient Students. . $ 77 ,567 ,529 . . . . 1.02% Disadvantaged Student Supplemental Funding. . . . . . . . . . . . $ 76,945,365 . . . . 1.01% TOTAL 98.02%
Teacher Salary 2010-11 Preliminary Estimation
Average Teacher Salary in North Carolina $46,850 Ranking among the states 45 Current Expense Expenditures (2009-10) State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,336,220,568 . . . . . . . . 61.9% Federal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,807,709,323 . . . . . . . 15.3% Local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,707,251,434 . . . . . . . 22.8% TOTAL $11,851,181,325
Salaries and Benefits (2009-10) State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,736,774,394 . . . . . . . 68.8% Federal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,331,208,895 . . . . . . . 13.6% Local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,725,170,901 . . . . . . . . 17.6% TOTAL $9,793,154,190
2010-11 NCDPI Budget . . . . . . . . . . . $37,965,587 . . . . <.5%
Capital Outlay (all funds) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $922,197,643
NCDPI Positions
State Funded 368 (40%) Receipt Funded 229 (25%) (includes 103 time-limited Race to the Top positions) Federal Funded 198 (21%) Positions in specified services 126 (14%) includes Governors Education Cabinet, Learn & ( Earn Administration, NC Learn & Earn On-Line Administration, NC Professional Teaching Standards Commission, NC Virtual Public Schools Administration, NCCAT, Teacher Academy)
Trends Over Time
2009-11 NC Public Schools biennial budget cut by 12%. 2010-11 Budget cut an additional 2.73% ($222 million) 4% recurring budget reduction is built in to the Public Schools budget NC ranks 45th in per pupil spending. Public School Appropriations Percent of the General Fund 1969-2010
55 52.5% 50 46.5% 45 44.7% 43.7% 41.3% 40 45.5%
FUNDED AT $7.37 BILLION
Other Information Resources
FUNDED AT $7.15 BILLION
www.ncreportcards.org School-by-school, district and state report cards. Customized searches are easily generated. www.ncpublicschools.org Website of the State Board of Education and NC Department of Public Instruction. www.ncpublicschools.org/legislative Information resources and quick links to assist legislators and others. Includes links to most commonly requested documents and webpages of interest to lawmakers.
40.9%
39.7%
38.9%
37.7%
39.2%
37.6%
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30 1969-70 1974-75 1979-80 1984-85 1989-90 1994-95 1999-00 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Since 1970, the Public Schools share of the General Fund has decreased by 14.9%. If our Public Schools were still funded at the same percentage as in FY 1969-1970, we would have an additional $2.9 billion for our students.
