2003-04 Facts & Figures
NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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SCHOOLS
Number of Administrative Units (2003-04)
County Units .......................................
City Units ...........................................
Total ...............................................
100
17
117
85.5%
14.5%
1,786
341
137
2,264
93
78.9%
15.0%
6.1%
Membership (1st Month, 2003-04)
Public
Grades K-8.......................................... 942,545
Grades 9-12 ........................................ 382,799
Total .............................................. 1,325,344
Charter
19,517
2,386
21,903
Ethnic Distribution (Fall, 2003)*
Public
American Indian .................................. 19,416
Asian .................................................. 26,593
Black .................................................. 416,264
Hispanic .............................................. 88,355
White .................................................. 775,079
Charter
309
309
7,874
630
12,793
High School Graduates' Intentions (2002-03)
Enroll in Four-Year Institutions ........... 33,330
Enroll in Two-Year Institutions ........... 23,353
Enroll in Other Schools .......................
1,493
Military Service ..................................
2,852
Employment ........................................
6,087
All Others ...........................................
2,453
Total ............................................... 69,568
47.9%
33.6%
2.1%
4.1%
8.8%
3.5%
Number of Public Schools (2003-04)
Elementary (Grades PK-8) .................
Secondary (Grades 9-12) ....................
Combined ...........................................
Total Schools (Public & Charter) .....
Charter Schools ................................
STUDENTS
PERSONNEL
Public School Full-Time Personnel (Fall,
State Funded .......................................
Federal Funded ...................................
Local Funded ......................................
Total ...............................................
2003)
128,396
14,031
26,682
169,109
75.9%
8.3%
15.8%
Highest Degree Held by Instructional Personnel (2003-04)
Less than a Bachelor's .........................
70
0.1%
Bachelor's Degree ................................ 64,425
62.6%
Master's Degree ................................... 34,457
33.5%
Sixth Year Level .................................
2,063
2.0%
Doctorate ............................................
796
0.8%
Other ..................................................
1,110
1.0%
Total............................................ 102,921
EXPENDITURES
Current Expense Expenditures (2002-03)
State ................................................... $5,750,951,165
Federal................................................ $ 849,588,579
Local................................................... $2,223,115,222
Total ............................................... $8,823,654,966
65.2%
9.6%
25.2%
EXPENDITURES - Continued
Salaries and Benefits (2002-03)
State ................................................... $5,360,677,794
Federal................................................ $ 545,692,681
Local................................................... $1,301,547,403
74.4%
7.6%
18.0%
Capital Outlay ..................................... $940,522,336
2002-03 Per Pupil Expenditure in Average Daily
Membership (Current Expenses Only)
$6,741
Administrative Units by Size and
Per Pupil Expenditure
Largest
Medium
Smallest
2002-03 Final 2002-03 Total
Average Daily
Per Pupil
Expenditures
Membership
108,333
$7,231
6,210
$6,430
667
$12,888
Mecklenburg Co.
Hoke Co.
Hyde Co.
PERFORMANCE (2003)
SAT Scores:
NC
US
Math
506
519
Verbal
495
507
Dropout Rate (Grades 7-12):
Total
1,007
1,026
3.2
AUXILIARY SERVICES
Transportation (2002-03)
Number of Buses Operated ..................
Number of Pupils Transported Daily
(includes contract transportation) .......
Average Bus Mileage Per Day .............
State Cost (includes contract
transportation and bus replacement) .
Annual State Cost Per Pupil
Transported on Buses ........................
13,416
714,975
67
$250,916,344
332
Textbooks (2003-04)
Avg. Cost of Textbook
Elementary
Middle School
High School
Math
$35.76
$44.59
$55.30
Science
$29.22
$41.83
$47.37
Child Nutrition (2002-03)
Schools Serving Breakfast ...................
Average Breakfasts Served Daily .........
Average Cost (includes indirect cost) ...
Schools Serving Lunch ........................
Average Lunches Served Daily ............
Average Cost (includes indirect cost) ...
Social Studies
$38.83
$39.47
$53.68
2,074
247,313
$1.35
2,124
704,383
$2.25
AVERAGE TEACHERS' SALARIES
2002-03
North Carolina Average ........................
U. S. Average .......................................
North Carolina's Rank ..........................
Source: Rankings 2003
$43,076
$45,891
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Data compiled by the Statistical Research Section, Financial & Business Services,
N. C. Department of Public Instruction, Raleigh, NC 27601-2825, August, 2004.