Financial and Business Services

Financial and Business Services manages approximately $14 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

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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

Guidance Document Updates

FY 2025 Year End

FY2026 Budget

Compensation
Legislative Updates
State Preliminary Initial Allotments
Federal Allotments 
Initial Allotments - September 12, 2025

PRC 0181 Learning Loss

SBS Summer Conference - July 22, 2025

PSU Reporting Deadlines

Charter School Membership Report (LEAs Only) - Due October 15, 2025
Small County/Low Wealth Signing Bonus for Teachers (PRC 0062) Report (LEAs Only) - Due October 15, 2025
SS200 Full Time Personnel Report (All PSUs) - Due October 31, 2025
SS300 Local Salary Supplements Report (LEAs Only) - Due October 31, 2025

Contact Information

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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

NC Local Education Agencies Including Public Schools (Charters, Regions, Lab Schools) & Other Education Entities Report

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.

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