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District-by-district figures: Governor Cooper’s school support personnel funding in your area

The following is a press release from the office of Governor Roy Cooper


RALEIGH: After proclaiming May 8-12 Teacher Appreciation Week, Governor Cooper is calling on the legislature to support his budget’s funding for school support personnel. Governor Cooper’s budget proposal, Common Ground Solutions for North Carolina, allotted $20 million in flexible funding for schools to hire additional instructional support personnel—teaching assistants, assistant principals, nurses, behavioral support staff and others.

New data released today show how each local district would benefit from Governor Cooper’s proposals.

“To succeed, we must make sure our kids have the support they need,” said Governor Cooper. “My budget recommends investments in support personnel like teaching assistants and nurses, who help our students in every facet of their education. I urge the General Assembly to make this investment.”

In addition, Governor Cooper’s budget—which doesn’t raise taxes or fees— would raise average teacher pay 10% over two years and give teachers a direct annual stipend of $150 to offset out-of-pocket expenses for classroom supplies.

Here’s an estimate of how much each school district would receive for support personnel.

LEA Name

 

Alamance-Burlington

Alexander County

Alleghany County

Anson County

Ashe County

Avery County

Beaufort County

Bertie County

Bladen County

Brunswick County

Buncombe County

Asheville City

Burke County

Cabarrus County

Kannapolis City

Caldwell County

Camden County

Carteret County

Caswell County

Catawba County

Hickory City

Newton-Conover

Chatham County

Cherokee County

Edenton/Chowan

Clay County

Cleveland County

Columbus County

Whiteville City

Craven County

Cumberland County

Currituck County

Dare County

Davidson County

Lexington City

Thomasville City

Davie County

Duplin County

Durham County

Edgecombe County

Forsyth County

Franklin County

Gaston County

Gates County

Graham County

Granville County

Greene County

Guilford County

Halifax County

Roanoke Rapids City

Weldon City

Harnett County

Haywood County

Henderson County

Hertford County

Hoke County

Hyde County

Iredell-Statesville

Mooresville City

Jackson County

Johnston County

Jones County

Lee County

Lenoir County

Lincoln County

Macon County

Madison County

Martin County

McDowell County

Mecklenburg County

Mitchell County

Montgomery County

Moore County

Nash-Rocky Mount

New Hanover County

Northampton County

Onslow County

Orange County

Chapel Hill-Carrboro

Pamlico County

Pasquotank County

Pender County

Perquimans County

Person County

Pitt County

Polk County

Randolph County

Asheboro City

Richmond County

Robeson County

Rockingham County

Rowan-Salisbury

Rutherford County

Sampson County

Clinton City

Scotland County

Stanly County

Stokes County

Surry County

Elkin City

Mount Airy City

Swain County

Transylvania County

Tyrrell County

Union County

Vance County

Wake County

Warren County

Washington County

Watauga County

Wayne County

Wilkes County

Wilson County

Yadkin County

Yancey County

 

TOTAL*

 

Support Personnel Allotment

 

$292,509

$63,531

$17,506

$43,011

$38,953

$26,201

$88,005

$28,223

$58,468

$162,614

$313,943

$58,726

$157,693

$421,863

$68,348

$152,360

$23,869

$107,198

$34,200

$210,996

$54,642

$38,850

$113,175

$42,676

$26,329

$17,325

$190,605

$74,763

$28,712

$181,124

$650,313

$51,989

$65,630

$246,703

$39,133

$30,001

$80,405

$124,227

$431,099

$77,211

$707,261

$108,628

$406,109

$20,687

$15,406

$99,263

$40,254

$927,158

$33,401

$37,510

$11,181

$270,237

$92,398

$174,464

$37,163

$108,293

$7,819

$263,126

$78,357

$48,653

$454,349

$14,388

$129,225

$112,699

$146,821

$56,652

$30,116

$41,658

$79,722

$1,934,772

$23,830

$50,572

$163,541

$196,479

$342,707

$22,967

$341,870

$97,177

$157,654

$16,514

$73,604

$122,733

$21,190

$58,842

$303,651

$27,862

$222,911

$59,911

$94,471

$298,653

$160,578

$248,841

$104,480

$107,662

$39,005

$75,626

$109,040

$78,035

$103,244

$15,200

$20,623

$25,312

$43,951

$7,858

$540,641

$78,215

$2,095,762

$27,669

$20,030

$57,644

$237,802

$123,145

$155,297

$68,232

$28,184

 

$18,690,113

*Source: OSBM analysis of DPI data. This data does not include the allotment for charter schools, which brings total additional funding to $20 million.

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