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North Carolina school systems.
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174school systems
2,481operating schools connected
1,396,880students in finance records
116complete 2019–2024 finance trends
0governance layers connected
What changed from 2019 to 2024?
North Carolina school finance after inflation.
Follow a consistent set of 116 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.
School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.
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174 systems
Schools + finance trendsNC
Lincoln County Schools
Lincolnton, NC
- Students
- 11,642
- Schools
- 23
- Spending / pupil
- $11,392
+8.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.5% enrollment
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Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Chapel Hill, NC
- Students
- 11,386
- Schools
- 20
- Spending / pupil
- $17,880
+11.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.3% enrollment
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Rockingham County Schools
Eden, NC
- Students
- 11,379
- Schools
- 23
- Spending / pupil
- $12,854
+13.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.7% enrollment
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Pender County Schools
Burgaw, NC
- Students
- 11,075
- Schools
- 19
- Spending / pupil
- $12,360
+7.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +17.4% enrollment
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Caldwell County Schools
Lenoir, NC
- Students
- 10,665
- Schools
- 25
- Spending / pupil
- $12,425
+1.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.2% enrollment
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Wilson County Schools
Wilson, NC
- Students
- 10,260
- Schools
- 25
- Spending / pupil
- $14,288
+21.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.9% enrollment
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Duplin County Schools
Kenansville, NC
- Students
- 9,835
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $11,807
-3.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.4% enrollment
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Lee County Schools
Sanford, NC
- Students
- 9,051
- Schools
- 16
- Spending / pupil
- $13,003
+12.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.0% enrollment
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Chatham County Schools
Pittsboro, NC
- Students
- 9,023
- Schools
- 21
- Spending / pupil
- $14,187
+5.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.6% enrollment
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Hoke County Schools
Raeford, NC
- Students
- 8,769
- Schools
- 14
- Spending / pupil
- $11,685
+0.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.8% enrollment
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Stanly County Schools
Albemarle, NC
- Students
- 8,739
- Schools
- 23
- Spending / pupil
- $11,481
+1.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.5% enrollment
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Wilkes County Schools
North Wilkesboro, NC
- Students
- 8,625
- Schools
- 22
- Spending / pupil
- $12,811
+7.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.6% enrollment
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Lenoir County Public Schools
Kinston, NC
- Students
- 8,372
- Schools
- 17
- Spending / pupil
- $13,055
+10.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.0% enrollment
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Sampson County Schools
Clinton, NC
- Students
- 8,086
- Schools
- 18
- Spending / pupil
- $12,792
+8.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.3% enrollment
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Carteret County Public Schools
Beaufort, NC
- Students
- 8,035
- Schools
- 17
- Spending / pupil
- $13,751
-4.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.1% enrollment
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Franklin County Schools
Louisburg, NC
- Students
- 7,994
- Schools
- 16
- Spending / pupil
- $12,785
+9.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.6% enrollment
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Rutherford County Schools
Forest City, NC
- Students
- 7,409
- Schools
- 18
- Spending / pupil
- $13,859
+4.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.1% enrollment
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Surry County Schools
Dobson, NC
- Students
- 7,352
- Schools
- 20
- Spending / pupil
- $12,463
+3.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.9% enrollment
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Orange County Schools
Hillsborough, NC
- Students
- 7,067
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $14,829
+4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.9% enrollment
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Richmond County Schools
Hamlet, NC
- Students
- 6,639
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $13,221
+7.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.3% enrollment
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Haywood County Schools
Waynesville, NC
- Students
- 6,566
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $13,053
+7.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.1% enrollment
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Granville County Schools
Oxford, NC
- Students
- 6,553
- Schools
- 16
- Spending / pupil
- $14,025
+17.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.9% enrollment
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Davie County Schools
Mocksville, NC
- Students
- 6,141
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $12,276
+3.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.5% enrollment
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Mooresville Graded School District
Mooresville, NC
- Students
- 5,845
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $13,522
+17.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.5% enrollment
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Beaufort County Schools
Washington, NC
- Students
- 5,802
- Schools
- 13
- Spending / pupil
- $13,416
+5.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.2% enrollment
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McDowell County Schools
Marion, NC
- Students
- 5,661
- Schools
- 15
- Spending / pupil
- $13,412
+2.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.6% enrollment
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Stokes County Schools
Danbury, NC
- Students
- 5,585
- Schools
- 17
- Spending / pupil
- $13,752
+9.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.7% enrollment
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Scotland County Schools
Laurinburg, NC
- Students
- 5,533
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $14,928
+3.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.5% enrollment
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Kannapolis City Schools
Kannapolis, NC
- Students
- 5,385
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $12,565
0.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.1% enrollment
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Vance County Schools
Henderson, NC
- Students
- 5,368
- Schools
- 16
- Spending / pupil
- $14,623
+9.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.3% enrollment
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