Historical Comparison of Expenditures
Per Pupil
(excluding child nutrition)
The data in the following tables comes from the Statistical Profile and Selected Finance Data documents published annually by the NC Department of Public Instruction.
As described in the Introduction to Selected Finance Data: The expenditure data have three distinct funding sources. The first two, State and Federal, are the amounts spent for education from the budgets of state and federal governments respectively. The local expenditures, on the other hand, are not synonymous with the amounts expended by local county governments. All expenditures not funded by the state or the federal governments are regarded as local expenditures. As such, the include all funds supplied from local governments and other local sources.
The current expense expenditures are obtained from financial records submitted during the year, and electronic records obtained from the local education agency (LEA) files at the close of each fiscal year. Although the contents of the latter transmission are not audited, they are an accurate accounting of revenues and expenditures by each LEA for the preceding fiscal year. By legislative mandate, long-term debts of school systems (debt service) are a part of the county budget and controlled by the commissioners of the 100 counties and, therefore, not reported on the Annual Financial Report System. The report contains all current expenditures for public kindergartens, elementary and secondary schools, and special schools for exceptional children, However, expenditures for the Governor Morehead School for the Blind, the North Carolina Schools for the Deaf, the Fort Bragg and Camp Lejeune military base schools, and the Cherokee Indian reservation schools are not included.
Per pupil expenditures by source of funds are calculated annually by the Department of Public Instruction as a guide for local school administrators, legislators, and the general public. Capital expenditures for new buildings and grounds, existing building renovations, and miscellaneous equipment purchases are excluded, as are community services programs, Head Start, adult education, and inter/intro fund transfers.
Both tables exclude all expenditures connected with child nutrition activities. Since the expenditures students make in purchasing their lunches are not funded by the state or federal governments, they are regarded as part of the local expenditures. In some contexts, however, there is a need to bring the local expenditures as close to the amounts spent by local governments as possible. These tables are designed to respond to that need.
Wake County Public School System
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Per Pupil Expenditures (excluding child nutrition)
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No of Dist.
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Avg. Daily Membership
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State
|
Federal
|
Local
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Total
|
Capital Outlay
|
Current Expense
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|||||||||
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No
|
Rank
|
Amt
|
Rank
|
Amt
|
Rank
|
Amt
|
Rank
|
Amt
|
Rank
|
Amt
|
Rank
|
Amt
|
PPA
|
Rank
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||
|
98-99
|
117
|
91,121
|
2
|
3,894
|
108
|
173
|
109
|
1567
|
13
|
5634
|
59
|
1,419
|
6
|
131,358,036
|
1,442
|
15
|
|
97-98
|
117
|
88,511
|
2
|
3,533
|
115
|
167
|
107
|
1,384
|
14
|
5,084
|
73
|
1,153
|
5
|
115,242,792
|
1,302
|
15
|
|
96-97
|
117
|
84,856
|
2
|
3,307
|
114
|
144
|
110
|
1,259
|
15
|
4,709
|
79
|
911
|
7
|
103,589,477
|
1,221
|
15
|
|
95-96
|
119
|
80,646
|
2
|
3,166
|
118
|
138
|
114
|
1,217
|
14
|
4,521
|
78
|
810
|
12
|
99,491,130
|
1,234
|
13
|
|
94-95
|
119
|
76,273
|
2
|
3,125
|
118
|
133
|
117
|
1,220
|
12
|
4,478
|
75
|
781
|
14
|
95,019,404
|
1,246
|
10
|
|
93-94
|
121
|
72,643
|
2
|
2,944
|
119
|
155
|
115
|
1,274
|
10
|
4,373
|
63
|
742
|
19
|
87,228,319
|
1,201
|
10
|
|
92-93
|
129
|
69,547
|
2
|
2,828
|
127
|
131
|
127
|
1,321
|
13
|
4,281
|
56
|
838
|
12
|
82,344,300
|
1,184
|
10
|
|
91-92
|
133
|
66,343
|
2
|
2,748
|
132
|
119
|
128
|
1,249
|
11
|
4,116
|
49
|
873
|
7
|
77,963,448
|
1,175
|
13
|
|
90-91
|
134
|
63,816
|
2
|
2,812
|
132
|
115
|
129
|
1,180
|
13
|
4,107
|
48
|
772
|
5
|
74,236,993
|
1,163
|
13
|
|
89-90
|
134
|
61,916
|
2
|
2,697
|
130
|
112
|
125
|
1,140
|
12
|
3,949
|
39
|
611
|
6
|
68,132,000
|
1,100
|
5
|
|
88-89
|
140
|
60,520
|
2
|
2,477
|
123
|
131
|
117
|
1,030
|
12
|
3,639
|
36
|
485
|
4
|
61,400,000
|
1,015
|
7
|
|
87-88
|
140
|
59,292
|
2
|
2,249
|
128
|
115
|
122
|
1,025
|
12
|
3,390
|
30
|
|||||
|
86-87
|
140
|
57,733
|
2
|
2,029
|
130
|
83
|
135
|
938
|
14
|
3,050
|
33
|
|||||
|
85-86
|
141
|
56,835
|
2
|
1,884
|
129
|
93
|
133
|
811
|
15
|
2,789
|
39
|
|||||
|
84-85
|
142
|
55,833
|
2
|
1,616
|
134
|
81
|
138
|
734
|
13
|
2,430
|
46
|
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Wake County Public School System fell below the state average in state, federal, and total expenditures:
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1998-1999 dATA
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Expenditures per pupil:
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WCPSS
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State Average
|
Difference
|
|
State
|
3,894
|
4,079
|
(185)
|
|
Federal
|
173
|
271
|
(98)
|
|
Local
|
1,567
|
1,204
|
363
|
|
Total
|
5,634
|
5,554
|
80
|
1998-1999 Statewide Data
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Per Pupil Expenditures (excluding child nutrition)
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|
Average Daily Membership
|
State
|
Federal
|
Local
|
Total
|
Capital Outlay
|
|||||||
|
Unit
|
Number
|
Rank
|
Amt
|
Rank
|
Amt
|
Rank
|
Amt
|
Rank
|
Amt
|
Rank
|
Amt
|
Rank
|
|
Mecklenburg
|
97,231
|
1
|
3,868
|
111
|
216
|
98
|
2,018
|
5
|
6,101
|
28
|
1,115
|
10
|
|
WAKE
|
91,121
|
2
|
3,894
|
108
|
173
|
109
|
1,567
|
13
|
5,634
|
59
|
1,419
|
6
|
|
Guilford
|
60,322
|
3
|
3,976
|
99
|
227
|
92
|
1,694
|
10
|
5,897
|
42
|
502
|
63
|
|
Cumberland
|
50,335
|
4
|
3,834
|
112
|
297
|
60
|
901
|
69
|
5,032
|
104
|
521
|
58
|
|
Forsyth
|
42,105
|
5
|
4,073
|
85
|
228
|
90
|
1,712
|
9
|
6,013
|
35
|
662
|
41
|
|
Gaston
|
29,524
|
6
|
3,976
|
100
|
229
|
89
|
982
|
53
|
5,187
|
94
|
590
|
45
|
|
Durham
|
28,494
|
7
|
4,046
|
90
|
249
|
79
|
2,212
|
4
|
6,507
|
13
|
404
|
72
|
|
Buncombe
|
24,543
|
8
|
4,013
|
92
|
202
|
103
|
1,211
|
26
|
5,426
|
78
|
577
|
47
|
|
Robeson
|
23,394
|
9
|
4,182
|
64
|
430
|
25
|
493
|
115
|
5,105
|
100
|
178
|
110
|
|
New Hanover
|
21,101
|
10
|
3,994
|
95
|
241
|
82
|
1,685
|
11
|
5,920
|
41
|
732
|
33
|
|
Hyde
|
748
|
117
|
7,428
|
1
|
1,063
|
1
|
1,231
|
25
|
9,721
|
1
|
2,204
|
1
|
|
Tyrrell
|
784
|
116
|
6,748
|
2
|
618
|
8
|
776
|
85
|
8,142
|
2
|
828
|
23
|
|
Graham
|
1,186
|
113
|
5,806
|
3
|
676
|
5
|
526
|
114
|
7,008
|
7
|
307
|
95
|
|
Jones
|
1,550
|
109
|
5,732
|
4
|
601
|
9
|
582
|
112
|
6,914
|
8
|
767
|
29
|
|
Alleghany
|
1,441
|
110
|
5,695
|
5
|
519
|
13
|
851
|
75
|
7,065
|
6
|
287
|
100
|
|
Pamlico
|
1,817
|
107
|
5,595
|
6
|
449
|
22
|
713
|
93
|
6,757
|
10
|
754
|
30
|
|
Clay
|
1,254
|
112
|
5,368
|
7
|
338
|
47
|
710
|
95
|
6,416
|
17
|
806
|
24
|
|
Swain
|
1,662
|
108
|
5,302
|
8
|
846
|
3
|
277
|
117
|
6,425
|
14
|
398
|
74
|
|
Camden
|
1,268
|
111
|
5,286
|
9
|
250
|
77
|
582
|
111
|
6,118
|
27
|
724
|
35
|
|
Perquimans
|
1,854
|
106
|
5,221
|
10
|
459
|
21
|
739
|
91
|
6,419
|
15
|
1,140
|
9
|
|
State Total
|
1,221,746
|
4,079
|
271
|
1,204
|
5,554
|
658
|
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Total Number of Units = 117
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