U.S. school systems/North Carolina
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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.

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2024 median spending / pupil$13,612Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+7.3%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+31.7%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change-3.0%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems116 systems in every year
2019202020212022202320241,441,5491,386,367
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$13,229$12,128

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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Blue Ridge Community College

FLAT ROCK, NC

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Brunswick Community College

SUPPLY, NC

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Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute

HUDSON, NC

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Cape Fear Community College

WILMINGTON, NC

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Carteret Community College

MOREHEAD CITY, NC

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Catawba Valley Community College

HICKORY, NC

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Central Carolina Community College

SANFORD, NC

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Central Piedmont Cmty College

CHARLOTTE, NC

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Cleveland Community College

SHELBY, NC

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Coastal Carolina Community College

JACKSONVILLE, NC

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College of the Albemarle

ELIZABETH CITY, NC

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Craven Community College

NEW BERN, NC

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Davidson County Community College

LEXINGTON, NC

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Durham Technical Community College

DURHAM, NC

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Edgecombe Community College

TARBORO, NC

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Fayetteville Technical Community College

FAYETTEVILLE, NC

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Forsyth Technical College

WINSTON-SALEM, NC

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Gaston College

DALLAS, NC

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Guilford Technical Community College

JAMESTOWN, NC

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Halifax Community College

WELDON, NC

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Haywood Community College

CLYDE, NC

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Isothermal Community College

SPINDALE, NC

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James Sprunt Community College

KENANSVILLE, NC

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Johnston Community College

SMITHFIELD, NC

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Lenoir Community College

KINSTON, NC

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Martin Community College

WILLIAMSTON, NC

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Mayland Community College

SPRUCE PINE, NC

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Mcdowell Technical Community College

MARION, NC

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Mitchell Community College

STATESVILLE, NC

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Montgomery Community College

TROY, NC

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.