NC school districts
151 districts. Median per-student spending: $13,662.
| District | Students | Per student | Price-adjusted | To classrooms | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake County Schools | 163,325 | $12,279 | $12,510 | 68.9% | 15.3 |
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | 147,299 | $13,066 | $13,422 | 66.7% | 16.5 |
| Guilford County Schools | 67,620 | $14,307 | $15,407 | 63.3% | 15.1 |
| Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools | 52,430 | $13,479 | $14,644 | 66.0% | 14.2 |
| Cumberland County Schools | 49,002 | $12,146 | $13,205 | 66.6% | 16.8 |
| Union County Public Schools | 41,404 | $11,339 | $11,648 | 65.3% | 16.5 |
| Johnston County Public Schools | 37,320 | $12,421 | $12,655 | 66.5% | 17.0 |
| Cabarrus County Schools | 35,772 | $11,027 | $11,328 | 63.2% | 16.5 |
| Durham Public Schools | 31,865 | $15,851 | $16,246 | 63.3% | 15.0 |
| Gaston County Schools | 30,995 | $11,848 | $12,171 | 63.6% | 15.9 |
| Onslow County Schools | 27,551 | $12,030 | $13,064 | 67.6% | 15.7 |
| New Hanover County Schools | 25,155 | $14,045 | $14,566 | 63.8% | 15.3 |
| Pitt County Schools | 24,470 | $12,826 | $14,509 | 66.9% | 15.3 |
| Alamance-Burlington Schools | 22,661 | $11,818 | $12,681 | 67.7% | 16.4 |
| Buncombe County Schools | 22,452 | $13,831 | $14,331 | 65.0% | 15.1 |
| Public Schools of Robeson County | 21,301 | $13,044 | $13,828 | 63.7% | 15.9 |
| Iredell-Statesville Schools | 21,017 | $12,071 | $12,400 | 63.7% | 16.6 |
| Harnett County Schools | 20,095 | $10,918 | $11,575 | 65.6% | 17.3 |
| Davidson County Schools | 17,985 | $11,051 | $12,006 | 65.9% | 16.2 |
| Rowan-Salisbury Schools | 17,683 | $13,427 | $13,793 | 62.8% | 17.3 |
| Wayne County Public Schools | 17,150 | $11,933 | $13,490 | 67.6% | 18.1 |
| Catawba County Schools | 16,003 | $11,779 | $13,312 | 67.4% | 17.4 |
| Randolph County School System | 14,994 | $11,770 | $12,675 | 63.4% | 15.5 |
| Cleveland County Schools | 14,504 | $12,567 | $13,323 | 65.5% | 15.6 |
| Brunswick County Schools | 13,561 | $13,568 | $14,072 | 60.2% | 15.3 |
| Nash County Public Schools | 13,178 | $12,340 | $14,021 | 65.0% | 20.2 |
| Moore County Schools | 13,085 | $11,763 | $13,317 | 64.0% | 18.0 |
| Henderson County Schools | 12,619 | $12,052 | $12,488 | 66.5% | 14.9 |
| Craven County Board of Education | 12,152 | $12,673 | $13,435 | 62.8% | 17.6 |
| Lincoln County Schools | 11,710 | $11,393 | $11,703 | 67.9% | 15.3 |
| Burke County Schools | 11,667 | $12,542 | $14,174 | 63.1% | 16.8 |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools | 11,353 | $17,880 | $18,325 | 68.5% | 12.7 |
| Rockingham County Schools | 11,114 | $12,856 | $13,844 | 63.3% | 17.5 |
| Pender County Schools | 11,073 | $12,361 | $12,819 | 66.4% | 18.0 |
| Caldwell County Schools | 10,667 | $12,426 | $14,043 | 68.0% | 17.5 |
| Wilson County Schools | 10,451 | $14,289 | $15,149 | 59.2% | 16.2 |
| Duplin County Schools | 9,822 | $11,809 | $12,519 | 64.4% | 16.2 |
| Lee County Schools | 9,168 | $13,004 | $13,787 | 65.8% | 16.0 |
| Chatham County Schools | 8,987 | $14,189 | $14,542 | 67.4% | 13.9 |
| Stanly County Schools | 8,743 | $11,482 | $12,173 | 64.8% | 15.3 |
| Hoke County Schools | 8,732 | $11,685 | $12,704 | 64.2% | 15.8 |
| Wilkes County Schools | 8,547 | $12,814 | $13,584 | 62.9% | 15.1 |
| Lenoir County Public Schools | 8,331 | $13,060 | $13,845 | 65.1% | 15.5 |
| Sampson County Schools | 7,986 | $12,793 | $13,563 | 65.0% | 17.1 |
| Franklin County Schools | 7,978 | $12,786 | $13,026 | 62.7% | 15.5 |
| Carteret County Public Schools | 7,847 | $13,752 | $14,579 | 61.6% | 15.8 |
| Rutherford County Schools | 7,394 | $13,860 | $14,693 | 62.7% | 18.4 |
| Surry County Schools | 7,318 | $12,466 | $13,215 | 62.3% | 15.4 |
| Orange County Schools | 6,982 | $14,829 | $15,198 | 65.8% | 15.4 |
| Richmond County Schools | 6,504 | $13,221 | $14,017 | 65.3% | 17.4 |
| Haywood County Schools | 6,476 | $13,056 | $13,841 | 64.5% | 16.8 |
| Granville County Schools | 6,402 | $14,030 | $14,874 | 63.3% | 18.1 |
| Edgecombe County Public Schools | 6,310 | $15,146 | $17,209 | 59.0% | 15.7 |
| Davie County Schools | 6,116 | $12,277 | $13,338 | 65.7% | 16.8 |
| Mooresville Graded School District | 5,917 | $13,522 | $13,891 | 67.2% | 15.7 |
| McDowell County Schools | 5,792 | $13,415 | $14,222 | 67.1% | 15.2 |
| Beaufort County Schools | 5,601 | $13,417 | $14,224 | 61.3% | 16.4 |
| Stokes County Schools | 5,553 | $13,752 | $14,941 | 61.7% | 14.7 |
| Columbus County Schools | 5,440 | $13,516 | $14,329 | 62.2% | 15.7 |
| Scotland County Schools | 5,416 | $14,928 | $15,826 | 62.3% | 14.2 |
| Kannapolis City Schools | 5,377 | $12,565 | $12,907 | 63.9% | 15.1 |
| Vance County Schools | 5,205 | $14,624 | $15,503 | 62.9% | 17.2 |
| Yadkin County Schools | 5,174 | $12,531 | $13,614 | 65.7% | 18.1 |
| Dare County Schools | 4,968 | $15,072 | $15,979 | 67.8% | 14.3 |
| Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools | 4,760 | $15,878 | $16,833 | 62.7% | 15.7 |
| Watauga County Schools | 4,658 | $13,322 | $14,124 | 66.2% | 13.9 |
| Currituck County Schools | 4,601 | $12,610 | $12,876 | 61.1% | 19.1 |
| Macon County Schools | 4,469 | $13,325 | $14,126 | 63.0% | 16.0 |
| Asheboro City Schools | 4,405 | $13,677 | $14,728 | 63.9% | 14.9 |
| Person County Schools | 4,361 | $14,566 | $14,929 | 66.1% | 17.7 |
| Alexander County Schools | 4,344 | $13,662 | $15,440 | 64.3% | 16.6 |
| Asheville City Schools | 3,960 | $17,958 | $18,608 | 64.0% | 13.0 |
| Bladen County Schools | 3,928 | $16,461 | $17,451 | 60.3% | 17.1 |
| Hickory City Schools | 3,735 | $12,095 | $13,668 | 66.6% | 17.5 |
| Montgomery County Schools | 3,587 | $14,290 | $15,150 | 63.2% | 16.7 |
| Jackson County Public Schools | 3,444 | $14,417 | $15,284 | 62.0% | 17.2 |
| Transylvania County Schools | 3,205 | $15,292 | $16,212 | 62.3% | 12.2 |
| Clinton City Schools | 3,015 | $12,683 | $13,446 | 64.3% | 15.8 |
| Cherokee County Schools | 2,992 | $14,348 | $15,212 | 61.4% | 14.7 |
| Lexington City Schools | 2,953 | $13,428 | $14,589 | 64.2% | 14.3 |
| Anson County Schools | 2,924 | $16,838 | $17,297 | 59.1% | 16.7 |
| Greene County Schools | 2,863 | $16,991 | $18,013 | 62.4% | 14.0 |
| Roanoke Rapids City Schools | 2,744 | $12,968 | $13,748 | 67.0% | 15.1 |
| Ashe County Schools | 2,676 | $15,480 | $16,411 | 64.8% | 15.4 |
| Newton Conover City Schools | 2,654 | $13,221 | $14,941 | 63.9% | 15.1 |
| Martin County Schools | 2,647 | $16,337 | $17,320 | 62.9% | 16.0 |
| Hertford County Schools | 2,367 | $16,122 | $17,092 | 58.6% | 15.8 |
| Halifax County Schools | 2,150 | $18,303 | $19,404 | 59.5% | 14.1 |
| Thomasville City Schools | 2,149 | $14,296 | $15,532 | 58.1% | 19.0 |
| Yancey County Schools | 2,149 | $14,142 | $14,992 | 64.3% | 15.0 |
| Polk County Schools | 2,110 | $16,033 | $16,998 | 63.7% | 14.2 |
| Caswell County Schools | 2,098 | $14,040 | $14,884 | 60.0% | 15.1 |
| Madison County Schools | 2,063 | $14,820 | $15,356 | 64.1% | 12.2 |
| Whiteville City Schools | 2,042 | $14,702 | $15,586 | 66.7% | 17.2 |
| Camden County Schools | 1,918 | $12,936 | $13,208 | 63.8% | 15.2 |
| Swain County Schools | 1,872 | $14,849 | $15,742 | 64.2% | 16.9 |
| Mount Airy City Schools | 1,786 | $14,011 | $14,854 | 66.2% | 14.6 |
| Perquimans County Schools | 1,786 | $14,411 | $15,278 | 58.2% | 15.1 |
| Avery County Schools | 1,782 | $15,857 | $16,811 | 60.6% | 13.9 |
| Edenton-Chowan Schools | 1,767 | $14,390 | $15,255 | 61.0% | 14.8 |
| Mitchell County Schools | 1,738 | $15,355 | $16,278 | 61.6% | 13.5 |
| Bertie County Schools | 1,708 | $18,258 | $19,356 | 55.2% | 14.0 |
| Warren County Schools | 1,547 | $19,497 | $20,670 | 61.5% | 16.5 |
| Gates County Schools | 1,410 | $15,769 | $16,101 | 60.2% | 16.0 |
| Alleghany County Schools | 1,352 | $15,554 | $16,490 | 63.7% | 12.6 |
| Clay County Schools | 1,322 | $14,908 | $15,805 | 63.2% | 13.5 |
| Elkin City Schools | 1,267 | $13,492 | $14,304 | 66.0% | 15.6 |
| Northampton County Schools | 1,251 | $20,230 | $21,447 | 54.8% | 13.9 |
| Pamlico County Schools | 1,130 | $18,235 | $19,332 | 59.0% | 13.1 |
| Graham County Schools | 1,096 | $17,278 | $18,317 | 61.4% | 13.9 |
| Washington County Schools | 1,024 | $18,424 | $19,533 | 56.2% | 14.8 |
| Jones County Schools | 1,016 | $17,548 | $18,603 | 55.3% | 14.1 |
| Cherokee Central High School | 693 | — | — | — | — |
| Weldon City Schools | 664 | $21,407 | $22,694 | 59.7% | 16.6 |
| Cherokee Central Elementary School | 607 | — | — | — | — |
| Hyde County Schools | 485 | $26,285 | $27,866 | 56.2% | 15.2 |
| Tyrrell County Schools | 462 | $24,652 | $26,135 | 55.7% | 10.7 |
| Appalachian State U Academy Middle Fork | 295 | — | — | — | — |
| D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy | 162 | — | — | — | — |
| NERSBA Early College | 140 | $14,903 | $15,800 | 69.3% | — |
| Niner University Elementary School | 125 | — | — | — | — |
| East Carolina Community School | 108 | — | — | — | — |
| Carolina Community Academy | 91 | — | — | — | — |
| Aggie Academy | 85 | — | — | — | — |
| Catamount School | 64 | — | — | — | — |
| NC School for the Deaf | 64 | — | — | — | — |
| Eastern NC School for the Deaf | 36 | — | — | — | — |
| Governor Morehead School for the Blind | 35 | — | — | — | — |
| Ashe County Trac | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Appalachian State Univ Academy at Elkin | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bold Kids After School Prog | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cleveland County Community In-Schools | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Communities In-Schools of Brunswick County | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Camp Lejeune | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cherokee Central Schools | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| DAC Education Services (fka Div Prisons) | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Fort Bragg | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Links to Learning | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| NC Central University | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| NC Health and Human Services | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| NC School of Science and Math | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| NCDPS Juvenile Education Services | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| North Carolina Virtual Public School | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Project Excel Teach Academics | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Statesville Housing Authority | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Think Smart Outreach Center | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Transylvania Community In-Schools | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Victorious Community Development | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wamy Comm Action Inc | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ymca of Northwest NC Forsyth | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ymca of Wake County | 0 | — | — | — | — |