2002-03 Facts & Figures
NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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SCHOOLS
Number of Administrative Units (2002-03)
County Units
$100.00
85.5%
City Units
$17.00
14.5%
Total
$117.00
(As of July 1, 2004, there are 100 county units and 15 city units, for a total of 115.)
Number of Public Schools (2002-03)
Elementary (Grades PK-8)
Secondary (Grades 9-12)
Combined
Total Schools (Public & Charter)
Charter Schools
1,774
$338.00
$139.00
2,251
$93.00
78.8%
15.0%
6.2%
Public
935,188
368,589
1,303,777
Charter
18,169
2,235
20,404
Public
19,081
25,664
407,550
77,485
774,635
Charter
$288.00
$133.00
7,704
$438.00
11,733
31,480
21,613
1,508
2,938
6,050
2,092
65,681
47.9%
32.9%
2.3%
4.5%
9.2%
3.2%
126,513
13,185
26,410
166,108
76.2%
7.9%
15.9%
STUDENTS
Membership (1st Month, 2002-03)
Grades K-8
Grades 9-12
Total
Ethnic Distribution (Fall, 2002)
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
High School Graduates' Intentions (2001-02)
Enroll in Four-Year Institutions
Enroll in Two-Year Institutions
Enroll in Other Schools
Military Service
Employment
All Others
Total
PERSONNEL
Public School Full-Time Personnel (Fall, 2002)
State Funded
Federal Funded
Local Funded
Total
Highest Degree Held by Instructional Personnel (2002-03)
Less than a Bachelor's
$80.00
Bachelor's Degree
62,943
Master's Degree
33,212
Sixth Year Level
2,027
$762.00
Doctorate
Other
$15.00
Total
99,039
0.1%
63.6%
33.5%
2.0%
0.8%
0.0%
EXPENDITURES
Current Expense Expenditures (2001-02)
State
Federal
Local
Total
$5,688,948,640
$735,792,830
$2,092,602,531
$8,517,344,001
66.8%
8.6%
24.6%
EXPENDITURES - Continued
Salaries and Benefits (2001-02)
State
Federal
Local
$5,327,741,745
$487,434,140
$1,305,038,283
Capital Outlay
$1,124,080,411
2001-02 Per Pupil Expenditure in Average Daily
Membership (Current Expenses Only):
74.8%
6.8%
18.3%
$6,696
Administrative Units by Size and
Per Pupil Expenditure
2001-02 Final 2001-02 Total
Per Pupil
Average Daily
Membership Expenditures
104,862
$7,156
6,119
$7,924
$676.00
$12,779
Largest - Mecklenburg County
Medium - Orange County
Smallest - Hyde County
PERFORMANCE (2002)
SAT Scores:
North Carolina
United States
Verbal
493
504
Dropout Rate (Grades 7-12):
Math
$505.00
$516.00
Total
$998.00
1,020
3.5
AUXILIARY SERVICES
Transportation (2001-02)
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
13,301
709,755
$65.00
$250,524,985
$335
Textbooks (2002-03)
Average Cost of Textbook
Elementary
Middle School
High School
Child Nutrition (2001-02)
Number of Schools Serving
Average Number Served Daily
Average Cost (includes indirect cost)
Math
$19.25
$37.54
$42.76
Breakfast
2,009
271,576
$1.37
Science Social Studies
$29.53
$38.45
$42.48
$40.05
$46.96
$53.92
Lunch
2,080
779,914
$2.18
ESTIMATED AVERAGE TEACHERS' SALARIES
(2001-02)
(Source: Rankings 2002 )
North Carolina Average
United States Average
North Carolina's Rank
$42,680
$44,683
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Date compiled by the Statistical Research Section, Financial & Business Services,
N. C. Department of Public Instruction, Raleigh, NC 27601-2825, July, 2003.