Did I mention that the N.C. Department of Public Instruction published financial data?
The following is a table of current expense expenditures for the 2015-16 school year (in taxpayer dollars):
Type | State | Federal | Local | Total |
SALARIES | $5,745,652,306 | $714,505,364 | $1,525,082,588 | $7,985,240,258 |
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS | $1,937,086,829 | $250,133,646 | $474,342,145 | $2,661,562,620 |
PURCHASED SERVICES | $210,616,948 | $95,976,843 | $712,619,935 | $1,019,213,726 |
SUPPLIES & MATERIALS | $232,783,247 | $361,338,970 | $358,767,171 | $952,889,388 |
INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIP. | $73,819,987 | $18,910,613 | $19,853,557 | $112,584,157 |
TOTAL | $8,199,959,317 | $1,440,865,436 | $3,090,665,396 | $12,731,490,149 |
PERCENT OF TOTAL | 64 | 11 | 24 | 100 |