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.
SBS DART
The SBS Data Analysis and Reporting Tool (SBS DART) is an online application containing PSU expenditure data. Internal reports such as the monthly financial reports, cash zero out report, invalid codes report, remaining allotment balances, and more will now live within SBS DART.
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.
What's New
SBS Finance Guide Blue Book - May 9, 2025
FY 2025 Year End
- EDDIE Year End Memo - May 9, 2025
- FY 2024-25 Closeout Memo - May 15, 2025
FY2026 Budget
Legislative Updates
- SB257 - Senate Budget
- Comparison File - April 16, 2025
- Senate Budget Summary - April 25, 2025
Planning Allotments
- LEA Webinar Presentation - April 8, 2025
- IPS Webinar Presentation - April 15, 2025
- Link to Recording
- Password: iGtT4VKr
- FY Planning Allotments for IPS - April 14, 2025
- FY26 Planning PRC 0071 - April 14, 2025
- Dollars per ADM based on FY 2025-26 Planning - April 14, 2025
- FY26 State Planning Formulas - April 14, 2025
- FY26 Allotted ADM - April 14, 2025
- Planning Allotments FAQ - April 14, 2025
- Planning Allotments Monthly Salary Calculator - May 1, 2025
PRC 0181 Learning Loss
- PRC 181 Learning Loss Form - April 16, 2025
- Instructions - April 16, 2025
ESSER Annual Performance Report Year 5 - Discontinued
- Notice from the US Department of Education - April 8, 2025
SBS Summer Conference - July 22, 2025
- New Location - Embassy Suites in Cary, NC
- Discounted Room Block - until July 2025
- Link to Register
- Link to Pay Registration Fee
Helene Updates
- School Extension and Learning Recovery Program (SELRP) Planning Allotments - April 10, 2025
- SELRP FAQ - April 10, 2025
- SELRP Guidance From the Office of Research - April 10, 2025
- SELRP Chart of Accounts - April 23, 2025
- Process for Helene FEMA Refund Checks - April 29, 2025
- Other Helene Guidance Documents
Surveys
Auditor Engagement Survey - Due June 6, 2025
Real Property Status Report FY2025 Survey - Past Due
Contact Information
School Business Senior Director: Jennifer Bennett
School Allotments: Allotments@dpi.nc.gov
Cash Management and Zero-out: CashMgt@dpi.nc.gov
EDDIE: EDDIE@dpi.nc.gov
Salary/LicSal: Salary@dpi.nc.gov
SBS Data Analytics and Reporting: SBSDART@dpi.nc.gov
School Financial Reporting: SchoolFinancialReporting@dpi.nc.gov
Student Accounting: StudentAccounting@dpi.nc.gov
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
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.