Only 11 states spend a higher percentage of their state budget on K-12 education than North Carolina.

In the Southeast, only Georgia spends a larger share of its budget on elementary and secondary education.

  1. Vermont: 31.8 percent
  2. Kansas: 30.2 percent
  3. Indiana: 30.0 percent
  4. Utah: 25.3 percent
  5. Michigan: 25.2 percent
  6. Minnesota: 25.1 percent
  7. Colorado: 25.0 percent
  8. Idaho: 24.7 percent
  9. Georgia: 24.6 percent
  10. Texas: 24.2 percent
  11. Delaware: 23.9 percent
  12. North Carolina: 23.4 percent

U.S. Average: 19.5 percent

Courtesy of the National Association of Budget Officers (NASBO) State Expenditure Report (Fiscal 2014-2016)