North Carolina K-12 public schools have received close to $6 billion in Covid-19 relief funds A new analysis finds school districts have about 75% of Covid funds unspent, and although…
K-12 public school districts in North Carolina have received about $6 billion in federal funds to help address the coronavirus pandemic. On average, since last March, school districts have spent…
According to data released by the NC Department of Public Instruction today, the average per-pupil expenditures (PPE) for each district in 2019-20 were as follows: Year LEA LEA Name Total PPE…
As I mentioned in two previous blog posts, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction just released figures for the 2018-19 school year. Note that city school systems follow the county in which they…
Last week, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction released per-student expenditure data for the 2017-18 school year. While most districts increased spending from 2017 to 2018, 10 districts spent less. …
For the last few months, I have updated Locker Room readers on the financial mess in Bertie County. Simply put, the district spent a lot more money than they had…
Bertie County Schools is laying off staff to address multi-year budget deficits. According to an article published in the Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald, the district will eliminate 21 support positions over the…
Because the entity in question is not a private or charter school, don’t expect the News & Observer or WRAL to say a word about it. But the Bertie County Schools…
Here is another blog post summarizing financial data published by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction! The following is a table of the ten districts with the highest average per-student…
Earlier this week, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction published the final 2015-16 student counts for all district and charter schools. I used Average Daily Membership (ADM) data to determine…
View in your browser. Welcome Niche.com recently released their K-12 School and District Rankings. Where did your local school district land on the ranking? How much did they spend to…
View in your browser. Welcome This week, the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank located in D.C., released a new report on educational productivity. This study attempts to…