K-12 Education Budget
FY 2025-26 Budget Information
- SL 2025-92 - Mini-budget; Allocates funding for five new Cooperative Innovative High Schools (CIHS). Requires DPI to maintain the allotment for the Small Innovative High Schools and Virtual CIHS (cut in SL 2025-89) at FY2025 levels using existing funds - September 30, 2025
- SL2025-89 - Mini-budget; Authorizes LEAs to move eligible public school employees paid on the legislated teacher salary schedule and assistant principal schedule up a step - August 7, 2025
- SB257 - Senate Budget
- Comparison File - April 16, 2025
- Senate Budget Summary - April 25, 2025
Tab/Accordion Items
- Budget Summary - Updated December 16, 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
- Session Law 2024-55 (HB10) - Contains provisions to execute Funding in Arrears as well as funding for the contingency reserve - November 21, 2024
Disaster Recovery Acts
- Disaster Recovery Act Summary and FAQ - April 10, 2025
- SL2024-51
- SL2024-53
- SL2025-2
- Session Law 2023-134 (HB259)
- Full Committee Report September 20, 2023
- Summary of 2023-24 Budget October 3, 2023
- Budget Comparison Updated October 3, 2023
- Overview of 23-24 Budget Presentation October 13, 2023
- 2023-2024 Principal Bonus FAQ October 20, 2023
- 2023-2024 Salary Schedules Updated October 18, 2023 at 10:15am
- 2023-2024 Salary Schedule Revisions Updated October 18, 2023 at 10:15am
- 2023-2024 Salary FAQ October 19, 2023
State Continuation Budget
When North Carolina does not have a budget before July 1st, the direction on operating is provided by GS.143C-5-4. The budget update below is helpful information for public school units for planning purposes. This information is subject to change based on the State budget process.
- State Continuation Budget Update June 28, 2023
- Session Law 2022-74 (H103)
- Summary of 2022-23 Budget
- Budget Comparison
- State Grants Administered by DPI
- FAQ for Principal Salary
- FAQ for non-certified salary updated July 14, 2022
- FY 2022-23 Planning Allotments updated May 31, 2022 - This workbook is intended to provide planning allotment information for included State Allotments. Please note that these are planning allotments only; these are not a guarantee of funding and the amounts are subject to change based on action by the General Assembly.
- State Planning Allotment – ADM
- FAQs on COVID Funds and Compensation/Salary
- DPI Guidance Summary Document: Session Law 2021-130 / Senate Bill 654
- Conference Budget Summary November 19, 2021
- Budget Money Report and Salary November 19, 2021
- Full Budget Documents
Summary of 2020-21 Legislation January 20, 2021
2019-20 Budget Information
- Proposed Budgets Comparison (June 7, 2019)
- Conference Budget (June 26, 2019)
- Senate Budget Summary (June 7, 2019)
- House Budget Summary (May 3, 2019)
Summary of Bonuses 2018-19 (Dec. 6, 2018)
- Teacher Bonuses
- Reading and Math Teacher Bonuses 2018-19 FAQ (Jan. 9, 2019)
- PRC048 Teacher Bonuses (Jan. 15, 2019)
- PRC046 3rd Grade Reading Teacher Bonuses (Dec. 21, 2018)
- AP, IB, and Cambridge AICE Teacher Bonus 2018-19 FAQ (Jan. 11, 2019)
- Industry Certifications and Credentials Teacher Bonuses 2018-19 FAQ (Dec. 21, 2018)
- Principal Bonuses
- Principal Bonus 2018-19 FAQ (Oct. 26, 2018)
- List of Charter Schools Qualified for the Bonus (Sept. 27, 2018)
Budget Summary 2019 (June 21, 2018)
Salary Comparison 18-19 (June 18, 2018)
- Final Budget with Comparisons (June 29, 2017)
- Final Budget with Special Provisions (June 29, 2017)
- Budget Impact on Charter Schools (July 5, 2017)
- Final Budget with Special Provisions — Charter Schools (June 29, 2017)
- CIHS Budget Bill Implications (June 26, 2017)
- General Assembly Website
- Appropriations Bill (K-12 starts at Section 7)
- Money Report (Starting at page 24)
- House Budget Summary (June 9, 2017)
- Senate Budget Summary (May 19, 2017)
Summary of Bonuses 2017-18 (Oct. 6, 2017)
2017-18 Teacher (Math and Reading) Legislated Performance Bonuses FAQ (Jan. 10, 2018)
3rd Grade Reading Bonus Allotment Summary (Jan. 9, 2018)
2017-18 AP/IB Teacher Bonuses FAQ (Jan. 3, 2018)
AP/IB Teacher Bonus Allotment Summary by LEA (Jan. 9, 2018)
2017-18 Industry Certifications and Credentials (CTE) Teacher Bonuses FAQ (Jan. 3, 2018)
2017-18 Principals Bonuses FAQ (Oct. 17, 2017)
Veteran Teacher Bonuses FAQ (Sept. 26, 2017)
2017-18 Special Annual Leave Bonus FAQ (Oct. 26, 2017)
2017-18 $1,000 Raise FAQ (Aug. 29, 2017)
2017-18 Principals Schedules FAQ (Aug. 25, 2017)
SBE Expansion Budget Request 2017-19 (Nov. 16, 2016)
- 2016 Appropriations Bill
- Summary of Special Provisions & Money Report (July 25, 2016)
- Determining the Hold Harmless for Teachers — Examples (July 25, 2016)
- Comparison of the 2016-17 Proposed Budgets (July 14, 2016)
- 2015 Appropriations Bill
- Comparison of the 2015-16 Proposed Budgets (Sept. 21, 2015)
- Summary of Special Provisions & Money Report (Sept. 21, 2015)
- spendingtrends.pdf
- Senate Bill 744
- Summary of Special Provisions & Money Report (Aug. 12, 2014)
- Comparison of the 2014-15 Proposed Budgets (Aug. 1, 2014)
- fundingchanges.pdf
- Summary of Special Provisions (April 17, 2014)
- Comparison of the 2013-14 Proposed Budgets (July 30, 2013)
- Comparison of the 2012-13 Proposed Budgets (June 6, 2012)
- Special Provisions - Conference Report (July 7, 2012)
- Comparison of the 2010-11 Final Budget with Proposed Budgets from the State Board of Education, the Governor, the House, and the Senate
- Presentation on impact of 2009-10 budget cuts on school districts, charter schools and DPI. Presented by Superintendent June Atkinson to Education Oversight Committee on Oct. 13, 2009
- Comparison of the 2009-10 Final Budget with Proposed Budgets from the State Board of Education, the Governor, the House, and the Senate
- North Carolina General Assembly - The official web site of the North Carolina General Assembly. Use this web site as a tool to track bills, find and communicate with your State House and Senate representatives, and follow meetings and issues before the General Assembly.
- NC General Statutes
- 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education
- Fiscal Research Division
- Fiscal Research Division Reports - Legislative Session Fiscal & Budgetary Actions
- Appropriations Bills
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