Financial and Business Services
School Business manages approximately $11 billion in state and federal funds and provides various technical support services to School Districts/Local Education Agencies (LEAs), Independent Public Schools (IPS - charters, lab schools, and regional schools), their employees, and other public school stakeholders.
Keep up to date with us through our Newsletters, the What's New section below, and our topic pages in the navigation bar to the right. To access EDDIE to update school information, please see our EDDIE webpage.
School Business Systems Information for New Finance Officers and Staff - Please follow this link to our Finance Office Guides heading to find our summary of key operating systems.
What's New
Hurricane Helene
- SBS Helene Guidance - October 3, 2024
- DPI School Insurance Update - October 7, 2024
- Western NC Contact List - October 7, 2024
The map below may help those looking for school district impacts due to Hurricane Helene. We are presenting the most accurate information that we have at the time. Due to communications issues and changing conditions in each county, there may be a lag in receiving the accurate and timely updates.
Related to Helene - Other Agency Updates
- The Office of State Budget and Management - October 3, 2024
- The Department of Employment Security - October 3, 2024
- The Department of Insurance - September 30, 2024
- The Department of State Treasurer
- The Office of Employee Retirement - September 30, 2024
- The Division of the State Health Plan - September 30, 2024
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - October 2, 2024
- NCDPI Summary of FEMA Requirements - This document is just a summary of some key information and is not intended to be all inclusive or replace Federal guidance or documents.
FY2024-25 Budget
Federal Planning and Information
- Grants Ending by 9/30/2024 - August 8, 2024
- FY25 Indirect Cost Rates - July 9, 2024
- FY25 Federal Planning Allotments - September 11, 2024
- Federal Grant Year Balances - July 12, 2024
Materials for Legislated Items
- Budget Summary - July 26, 2024
- Session Law 2024-39 (SB332) has been signed by the Governor. It contains the authority to allow PSUs to execute the salary increases that were intended for the second year of the biennium - July 10, 2024
State Initial
- Dollars Per ADM and State Initial Allotment Formulas - September 12, 2024
State Planning
- 2024-25 Allotment Policy Manual - Updated August 16, 2024
- 2024-25 NC Public School Personnel State Salary Manual and Salary Schedules - August 8, 2024
- FY25 ADM Change Summary - Updated May 1, 2024
- FY2024-25 Preliminary State Allotments - Updated May 9, 2024
Teacher Supplement - PRC 071
- FY2024-25 Preliminary PRC 071 Supplemental Funds for Teachers - Updated May 9, 2024
- PRC 071 Supplanting Calculator - Updated May 14, 2024
- FY2024-25 PRC 071 Guidance for Supplemental Funds for Teacher Compensation - Updated May 14, 2024
LEA Per Pupil Expense (PPE) for FY22-23
Please be aware there is an anomaly in our per pupil expenditure report that is causing an issue for some LEAs related to the comparison between per pupil expenditure data with and without child nutrition included. DPI is aware of the issue and is investigating a solution. Please keep this mind when using these data in budget planning.
The Per Pupil Expenses have been loaded in the North Carolina Public Schools Statistical Profile Website.
The following PPE information can be located under the Financial Information Section:
- Table 23 - comparison of Per Pupil Expenditures Current Expense Expenditures Only,
- Table 24 - Per Pupil Expenditure Ranking (Child Nutrition Included) and
- Table 25 - Per Pupil Expenditure Ranking (Child Nutrition Excluded)
Other Data and Guidance
Federal Fiscal Obligations, Liquidations and Reversion FAQ - September 19, 2024
ABC Transfers Report Guidelines - September 12, 2024
2024-2025 Student Attendance and Student Accounting (SASA) Manual - August 8, 2024
FPD 202 Form - as of March 17, 2022
Highlights of the NC Public School Budget - 2023-2024
ESSER Construction and Davis-Bacon Act Compliance
- Link to Recording (Starts at 1:15:00)
- Password: kA9GyXyC
New NCDPI JHA Replacement Reports
- Link to Recording
- Password: Jg23i75V
UERS Data
- Uniform Chart of Accounts Update - August 2, 2024
Cash Management
- New Cash Application - July 12, 2024
- Register for the New Cash Application - July 16, 2024
- Navigation Guide for the New Cash Application - July 19, 2024
- New Cash Application Webinar / Password: 6HnDGvzm - July 22, 2024
School Business 2024 Summer Conference - Thursday July 25, 2024
Overtime Exemptions to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Surveys
Interscholastic Athletic Report - Due September 30, 2024
Voluntary Shared Leave Report - Due September 30, 2024
Charter School Membership and Local Per Pupil - Due October 14, 2024
Small County/Low Wealth Signing Bonus (PRC 0062) - Due October 15, 2024
Contact Information
School Business Senior Director: Jennifer Bennett
School Allotments: Quatia Snipes, Section Chief
School Reporting: Gwendolyn Tucker, Section Chief
Monitoring & Compliance: Shirley McFadden, Section Chief
School Business manages state and federal funds that are allotted to LEAs and IPSs. We collect, compile and analyze public school financial, student and personnel data. We provide support to LEA and ISP financial offices and monitor compliance with state and federal laws.
Who We Are - School Business April 2021
Phone Number: 984-236-2440
Mailing Address:
School Business
Department of Public Instruction
6336 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6336
2023-2024 List of NC LEAs (school systems) including Independent Public Schools and other Educational Entities
LEA contact information, including Superintendents, Finance Officers, Personnel Administrators, & Principals can be found in EDDIE. Use the LEA Personnel Report (located under the Reports Menu) to obtain all LEAs, or use the Search or Selection boxes to navigate to an individual LEA or school. For help with LEA or school information and creating mailing labels or reports, please go to the EDDIE Information page.
Independent Public Schools (Charter, Laboratory, Regional) contact information is in EDDIE. Charter schools can also be found on the Office of Charter Schools website: Charter School Contacts.