{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-74","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-74","heading":"School system defined.","body":"The school system of each local school administrative unit shall consist of 12 years of study or grades, and shall be graded on the basis of a school year of not less than nine months. Schools within the system may be organized in the discretion of the local board of education. (1955, c. 1372, art. 1, s. 5; 1959, c. 573, s. 1; 1981, c. 423, s. 1; 2001-97, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 115C. Elementary and Secondary Education.","SUBCHAPTER III. SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND UNITS.","Article 7. Organization of Schools."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_115C/GS_115C-74.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:17:42Z","sha256":"3d7279acfe398d9b07cef34a300ff6b24a27fc8069685209e5e4869c38557fb4","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-73","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-75"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}