DistrictDollars

NC school districts

376 districts. Median per-student spending as reported: $13,662.

DistrictStudentsPer studentPrice-adjusted To classroomsPer teacher
Wake County Schools 163,325$12,279 $12,51068.9% 15.3
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 147,299$13,066 $13,42266.7% 16.5
Guilford County Schools 67,620$14,307 $15,40763.3% 15.1
Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools 52,430$13,479 $14,64466.0% 14.2
Cumberland County Schools 49,002$12,146 $13,20566.6% 16.8
Union County Public Schools 41,404$11,339 $11,64865.3% 16.5
Johnston County Public Schools 37,320$12,421 $12,65566.5% 17.0
Cabarrus County Schools 35,772$11,027 $11,32863.2% 16.5
Durham Public Schools 31,865$15,851 $16,24663.3% 15.0
Gaston County Schools 30,995$11,848 $12,17163.6% 15.9
Onslow County Schools 27,551$12,030 $13,06467.6% 15.7
New Hanover County Schools 25,155$14,045 $14,56663.8% 15.3
Pitt County Schools 24,470$12,826 $14,50966.9% 15.3
Alamance-Burlington Schools 22,661$11,818 $12,68167.7% 16.4
Buncombe County Schools 22,452$13,831 $14,33165.0% 15.1
Public Schools of Robeson County 21,301$13,044 $13,82863.7% 15.9
Iredell-Statesville Schools 21,017$12,071 $12,40063.7% 16.6
Harnett County Schools 20,095$10,918 $11,57565.6% 17.3
Davidson County Schools 17,985$11,051 $12,00665.9% 16.2
Rowan-Salisbury Schools 17,683$13,427 $13,79362.8% 17.3
Wayne County Public Schools 17,150$11,933 $13,49067.6% 18.1
Catawba County Schools 16,003$11,779 $13,31267.4% 17.4
Randolph County School System 14,994$11,770 $12,67563.4% 15.5
Cleveland County Schools 14,504$12,567 $13,32365.5% 15.6
Brunswick County Schools 13,561$13,568 $14,07260.2% 15.3
Nash County Public Schools 13,178$12,340 $14,02165.0% 20.2
Moore County Schools 13,085$11,763 $13,31764.0% 18.0
Henderson County Schools 12,619$12,052 $12,48866.5% 14.9
Craven County Board of Education 12,152$12,673 $13,43562.8% 17.6
Lincoln County Schools 11,710$11,393 $11,70367.9% 15.3
Burke County Schools 11,667$12,542 $14,17463.1% 16.8
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools 11,353$17,880 $18,32568.5% 12.7
Rockingham County Schools 11,114$12,856 $13,84463.3% 17.5
Pender County Schools 11,073$12,361 $12,81966.4% 18.0
Caldwell County Schools 10,667$12,426 $14,04368.0% 17.5
Wilson County Schools 10,451$14,289 $15,14959.2% 16.2
Duplin County Schools 9,822$11,809 $12,51964.4% 16.2
Lee County Schools 9,168$13,004 $13,78765.8% 16.0
Chatham County Schools 8,987$14,189 $14,54267.4% 13.9
Stanly County Schools 8,743$11,482 $12,17364.8% 15.3
Hoke County Schools 8,732$11,685 $12,70464.2% 15.8
Wilkes County Schools 8,547$12,814 $13,58462.9% 15.1
Lenoir County Public Schools 8,331$13,060 $13,84565.1% 15.5
Sampson County Schools 7,986$12,793 $13,56365.0% 17.1
Franklin County Schools 7,978$12,786 $13,02662.7% 15.5
Carteret County Public Schools 7,847$13,752 $14,57961.6% 15.8
Rutherford County Schools 7,394$13,860 $14,69362.7% 18.4
Surry County Schools 7,318$12,466 $13,21562.3% 15.4
Orange County Schools 6,982$14,829 $15,19865.8% 15.4
Richmond County Schools 6,504$13,221 $14,01765.3% 17.4
Haywood County Schools 6,476$13,056 $13,84164.5% 16.8
Granville County Schools 6,402$14,030 $14,87463.3% 18.1
Edgecombe County Public Schools 6,310$15,146 $17,20959.0% 15.7
Davie County Schools 6,116$12,277 $13,33865.7% 16.8
Mooresville Graded School District 5,917$13,522 $13,89167.2% 15.7
McDowell County Schools 5,792$13,415 $14,22267.1% 15.2
Beaufort County Schools 5,601$13,417 $14,22461.3% 16.4
Stokes County Schools 5,553$13,752 $14,94161.7% 14.7
Columbus County Schools 5,440$13,516 $14,32962.2% 15.7
Scotland County Schools 5,416$14,928 $15,82662.3% 14.2
Kannapolis City Schools 5,377$12,565 $12,90763.9% 15.1
Vance County Schools 5,205$14,624 $15,50362.9% 17.2
Yadkin County Schools 5,174$12,531 $13,61465.7% 18.1
Dare County Schools 4,968$15,072 $15,97967.8% 14.3
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools 4,760$15,878 $16,83362.7% 15.7
Watauga County Schools 4,658$13,322 $14,12466.2% 13.9
Currituck County Schools 4,601$12,610 $12,87661.1% 19.1
Macon County Schools 4,469$13,325 $14,12663.0% 16.0
Asheboro City Schools 4,405$13,677 $14,72863.9% 14.9
Person County Schools 4,361$14,566 $14,92966.1% 17.7
Alexander County Schools 4,344$13,662 $15,44064.3% 16.6
Asheville City Schools 3,960$17,958 $18,60864.0% 13.0
Bladen County Schools 3,928$16,461 $17,45160.3% 17.1
Pine Springs Preparatory Academy 3,810— —— —
Hickory City Schools 3,735$12,095 $13,66866.6% 17.5
Montgomery County Schools 3,587$14,290 $15,15063.2% 16.7
NC Virtual Academy 3,482— —— —
Jackson County Public Schools 3,444$14,417 $15,28462.0% 17.2
Transylvania County Schools 3,205$15,292 $16,21262.3% 12.2
Clinton City Schools 3,015$12,683 $13,44664.3% 15.8
Cherokee County Schools 2,992$14,348 $15,21261.4% 14.7
Lexington City Schools 2,953$13,428 $14,58964.2% 14.3
Anson County Schools 2,924$16,838 $17,29759.1% 16.7
Greene County Schools 2,863$16,991 $18,01362.4% 14.0
Roanoke Rapids City Schools 2,744$12,968 $13,74867.0% 15.1
Ashe County Schools 2,676$15,480 $16,41164.8% 15.4
Newton Conover City Schools 2,654$13,221 $14,94163.9% 15.1
Martin County Schools 2,647$16,337 $17,32062.9% 16.0
Wake Preparatory Academy 2,617— —— —
North Carolina Cyber Academy 2,461— —— —
Hertford County Schools 2,367$16,122 $17,09258.6% 15.8
Lincoln Charter School 2,316— —— —
Uwharrie Charter Academy 2,257— —— —
Lake Norman Charter 2,222— —— —
Union Academy Charter School 2,186— —— —
Halifax County Schools 2,150$18,303 $19,40459.5% 14.1
Thomasville City Schools 2,149$14,296 $15,53258.1% 19.0
Yancey County Schools 2,149$14,142 $14,99264.3% 15.0
Polk County Schools 2,110$16,033 $16,99863.7% 14.2
Caswell County Schools 2,098$14,040 $14,88460.0% 15.1
American Leadership Academy - Johnston 2,082— —— —
Madison County Schools 2,063$14,820 $15,35664.1% 12.2
Whiteville City Schools 2,042$14,702 $15,58666.7% 17.2
Piedmont Community Charter 1,963— —— —
Camden County Schools 1,918$12,936 $13,20863.8% 15.2
Triangle Math and Science Academy 1,904— —— —
Pine Lake Preparatory 1,888— —— —
Swain County Schools 1,872$14,849 $15,74264.2% 16.9
Mount Airy City Schools 1,786$14,011 $14,85466.2% 14.6
Perquimans County Schools 1,786$14,411 $15,27858.2% 15.1
Avery County Schools 1,782$15,857 $16,81160.6% 13.9
Mountain Island Charter 1,782— —— —
Edenton-Chowan Schools 1,767$14,390 $15,25561.0% 14.8
Mitchell County Schools 1,738$15,355 $16,27861.6% 13.5
Bertie County Schools 1,708$18,258 $19,35655.2% 14.0
Franklin Academy 1,660— —— —
Community School of Davidson 1,631— —— —
Sugar Creek Charter 1,591— —— —
Phoenix Academy Inc 1,583— —— —
Bradford Preparatory School 1,566— —— —
Warren County Schools 1,547$19,497 $20,67061.5% 16.5
Gates County Schools 1,410$15,769 $16,10160.2% 16.0
Corvian Community School 1,376— —— —
Langtree Charter Academy 1,376— —— —
Triad Math and Science Academy 1,374— —— —
Voyager Academy 1,360— —— —
Alleghany County Schools 1,352$15,554 $16,49063.7% 12.6
Cornerstone Charter Academy 1,343— —— —
Queen's Grant Community School 1,335— —— —
Henderson Collegiate 1,334— —— —
Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy 1,330— —— —
Clay County Schools 1,322$14,908 $15,80563.2% 13.5
Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy 1,269— —— —
Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai 1,268— —— —
Elkin City Schools 1,267$13,492 $14,30466.0% 15.6
East Wake Academy 1,265— —— —
Northampton County Schools 1,251$20,230 $21,44754.8% 13.9
Invest Collegiate - Imagine 1,239— —— —
Sallie B Howard School 1,228— —— —
NC Leadership Charter Academy 1,209— —— —
Pinnacle Classical Academy 1,178— —— —
KIPP Gaston College Preparatory 1,143— —— —
Pamlico County Schools 1,130$18,235 $19,33259.0% 13.1
North East Carolina Preparatory School 1,107— —— —
Falls Lake Academy 1,105— —— —
Graham County Schools 1,096$17,278 $18,31761.4% 13.9
The Math and Science Academy of Apex 1,080— —— —
Socrates Academy 1,039— —— —
Excelsior Classical Academy 1,032— —— —
Washington County Schools 1,024$18,424 $19,53356.2% 14.8
Jones County Schools 1,016$17,548 $18,60355.3% 14.1
Durham Charter School 1,010— —— —
American Leadership Academy-Coastal 1,002— —— —
Clover Garden 963— —— —
Mallard Creek STEM Academy 961— —— —
Alpha Academy 960— —— —
Vance Charter School 956— —— —
Faith Academy 938— —— —
Classical Charter Schools of Leland 935— —— —
Unity Classical Charter School 928— —— —
Neuse Charter School 925— —— —
The College Preparatory and Leadership A 890— —— —
Revolution Academy 886— —— —
Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaiss 885— —— —
Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy 884— —— —
Jackson Day School 882— —— —
Oxford Preparatory School 869— —— —
Community Charter School 858— —— —
Concord Lake STEAM Academy 856— —— —
Rocky Mount Preparatory 854— —— —
The Capitol Encore Academy 853— —— —
Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville 842— —— —
Eno River Academy 828— —— —
American Renaissance School 823— —— —
KIPP: Charlotte 813— —— —
Charlotte Lab School 807— —— —
Endeavor Charter 799— —— —
Iredell Charter Academy of Arts & Scienc 795— —— —
Carolina Charter Academy: CFA 782— —— —
River Mill Academy 780— —— —
Greensboro Academy 777— —— —
Quality Education Academy 776— —— —
Summerfield Charter Academy 774— —— —
Matthews Charter Academy 771— —— —
Wayne Preparatory 765— —— —
FernLeaf Community Charter School 763— —— —
Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech 760— —— —
The Math and Science Academy of Charlott 760— —— —
Envision Science Academy 759— —— —
Casa Esperanza Montessori 752— —— —
Summit Creek Academy 749— —— —
Carolina International School 744— —— —
Alamance Community School 736— —— —
Forsyth Academy 729— —— —
Gray Stone Day School 728— —— —
Roxboro Community School 727— —— —
Wilson Preparatory Academy 725— —— —
The Franklin School of Innovation 717— —— —
Rolesville Charter Academy 716— —— —
Gate City Charter Academy 715— —— —
Research Triangle Charter 710— —— —
Sterling Montessori Academy 702— —— —
Cherokee Central High School 693— —— —
Johnston Charter Academy 677— —— —
Guilford Preparatory Academy 672— —— —
PreEminent Charter School 667— —— —
Weldon City Schools 664$21,407 $22,69459.7% 16.6
Arts Based School 663— —— —
Davidson Charter Academy 658— —— —
Ascend Leadership Academy: Lee County 655— —— —
Peak Charter Academy 651— —— —
Wake Forest Charter Academy 650— —— —
Bonnie Cone Classical Academy 642— —— —
Bethany Community School 640— —— —
Union Day School 638— —— —
Maureen Joy Charter 631— —— —
Emereau: Bladen 629— —— —
Millennium Charter Academy 628— —— —
Movement Freedom 625— —— —
Winterville Charter Academy 624— —— —
Telra Institute 621— —— —
Shining Rock Classical Academy 616— —— —
Youngsville Academy 615— —— —
Valor Preparatory Academy 608— —— —
Cherokee Central Elementary School 607— —— —
The Hawbridge School 597— —— —
Doral Academy North Carolina 592— —— —
Chatham Charter 591— —— —
Central Park School For Children 585— —— —
Cardinal Charter 584— —— —
Classical Charter Schools of Southport 573— —— —
Research Triangle High School 572— —— —
Hobgood Charter School 569— —— —
The New Dimensions School 569— —— —
Cardinal Charter Acad at Wendell Falls 567— —— —
Pioneer Springs Community School 558— —— —
Raleigh Charter High School 552— —— —
Central Carolina Academy 536— —— —
Southern Wake Academy 534— —— —
KIPP Halifax College Preparatory 528— —— —
Movement School Eastland 523— —— —
Woods Charter School 515— —— —
Arapahoe Charter School 498— —— —
Next Generation Academy 487— —— —
Carter G Woodson School 485— —— —
Hyde County Schools 485$26,285 $27,86656.2% 15.2
RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School 484— —— —
Lake Lure Classical Academy 481— —— —
The Academy of Moore County 479— —— —
Piedmont Classical High School 478— —— —
Tyrrell County Schools 462$24,652 $26,13555.7% 10.7
Discovery Charter School 453— —— —
The Exploris School 448— —— —
Bear Grass Charter School 445— —— —
Old Main Stream 437— —— —
Brevard Academy 435— —— —
Evergreen Community Charter 430— —— —
Washington Montessori 429— —— —
A.C.E. Academy 421— —— —
Kestrel Heights School 421— —— —
The Institute for the Development of You 419— —— —
Magellan Charter 411— —— —
Longleaf School of the Arts 405— —— —
Crosscreek Charter School 404— —— —
ArtSpace Charter 402— —— —
West Lake Preparatory Academy 402— —— —
Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy 396— —— —
Cape Fear Center for Inquiry 395— —— —
Reaching All Minds Academy 391— —— —
KIPP Durham College Preparatory 380— —— —
The Expedition School 380— —— —
Commonwealth High School 377— —— —
Riverside Leadership Academy 374— —— —
Raleigh Oak Charter School 373— —— —
Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington 362— —— —
Bethel Hill Charter 344— —— —
Stewart Creek High School 342— —— —
Steele Creek Preparatory Academy 335— —— —
Summit Charter 315— —— —
Anderson Creek Academy 305— —— —
Wayne STEM Academy 305— —— —
Wilmington School of the Arts 297— —— —
Appalachian State U Academy Middle Fork 295— —— —
Central Wake Charter High School 293— —— —
Movement School Southwest 284— —— —
Rising Leaders Academy 282— —— —
Willow Oak Montessori 281— —— —
ALA Charlotte 277— —— —
Aspire Trade High School 270— —— —
Pocosin Innovative Charter 269— —— —
Dillard Academy 261— —— —
Moore Montessori Community School 259— —— —
Oak Hill Charter School 253— —— —
United Community School 250— —— —
ALA Monroe 237— —— —
Tillery Charter Academy 231— —— —
Lakeside Charter Academy 221— —— —
Mountain Discovery Charter School 221— —— —
Island Montessori Charter 220— —— —
Southeastern Academy 218— —— —
Achievement Charter Academy 211— —— —
Movement School Northwest 208— —— —
Legacy Classical Academy 206— —— —
Tiller School 206— —— —
Community School of Digital and Visual A 204— —— —
Global Scholars Academy 201— —— —
East Voyager Academy 200— —— —
Paul R Brown Leadership Academy 199— —— —
Francine Delany New School 193— —— —
The Experiential School of Greensboro 191— —— —
The Mountain Community Sch 190— —— —
Two Rivers Community School 163— —— —
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy 162— —— —
Asheville PEAK Academy 161— —— —
Charlotte Secondary School 157— —— —
Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington 140— —— —
Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School 140— —— —
NERSBA Early College 140$14,903 $15,80069.3% —
Quest Academy 139— —— —
Mountain City Public Montessori 137— —— —
Marjorie Williams Academy 130— —— —
Niner University Elementary School 125— —— —
CIS Academy 114— —— —
East Carolina Community School 108— —— —
Monroe Charter Academy 104— —— —
Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology 104— —— —
Carolina Community Academy 91— —— —
Wilmington Preparatory Academy 91— —— —
Success Institute Charter School 90— —— —
Aggie Academy 85— —— —
Catamount School 64— —— —
NC School for the Deaf 64— —— —
Thomas Academy 62— —— —
Water's Edge Village School 50— —— —
Eastern NC School for the Deaf 36— —— —
Governor Morehead School for the Blind 35— —— —
Ashe County Trac 0— —— —
Agape Achievement Academy 0— —— —
Anderson Academy 0— —— —
Appalachian State Univ Academy at Elkin 0— —— —
Apprentice Academy HS of NC 0— —— —
Bold Kids After School Prog 0— —— —
Cleveland County Community In-Schools 0— —— —
Communities In-Schools of Brunswick County 0— —— —
Camp Lejeune 0— —— —
Carolina Achieve 0— —— —
Cherokee Central Schools 0— —— —
Children's Village Academy 0— —— —
DAC Education Services (fka Div Prisons) 0— —— —
Dogwood Classical Academy 0— —— —
Fort Bragg 0— —— —
GO BIG Great Opportunities & Boundless I 0— —— —
Greenville Preparatory Academy 0— —— —
Honor Prep 0— —— —
Links to Learning 0— —— —
Liberty Charter Academy 0— —— —
NC Central University 0— —— —
NC Health and Human Services 0— —— —
NC School of Science and Math 0— —— —
NCDPS Juvenile Education Services 0— —— —
Nalanda Charter School 0— —— —
North Carolina Virtual Public School 0— —— —
North Oak Academy 0— —— —
Project Excel Teach Academics 0— —— —
Ridgeview Charter School 0— —— —
Statesville Housing Authority 0— —— —
Sledge Institute 0— —— —
Think Smart Outreach Center 0— —— —
Transylvania Community In-Schools 0— —— —
Triad International Studies 0— —— —
VERITAS Community School 0— —— —
Victorious Community Development 0— —— —
Wamy Comm Action Inc 0— —— —
West Triangle High School 0— —— —
Ymca of Northwest NC Forsyth 0— —— —
Ymca of Wake County 0— —— —