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

November State Board Meeting Updates

Hurricane Helene

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

Webinars

Refund Processing - December 11, 2024
Navigating LicSal - December 11, 2024
New NCDPI JHA Replacement Reports - September 26, 2024

Other Data and Guidance

Principal Bonus
ESSER Reversions

2024-25 Paid Parental Leave Updated IPS Substitute Reimbursement Form and FAQ - October 8, 2024

Surveys

Charter School Membership and Local Per Pupil - Due November 18, 2024

Contact Information

Tab/Accordion Items

School Business Senior Director: Jennifer Bennett
School Allotments: allotments@dpi.nc.gov
School Financial Reporting: SchoolFinancialReporting@dpi.nc.gov
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.

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.