Which North Carolina school districts have the highest per-pupil spending? That’s a question I hear a lot. The conventional wisdom suggests that high-income areas would have some of the highest…
Today, state education officials released 2021-22 testing results and graduation rates for all North Carolina public schools. Scores from the 2020-21 school year were sobering. The North Carolina Department of…
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…
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…
In his latest fundraising solicitation, NC Sen. Sam Searcy (D-Wake) writes, Republicans have created an unfair and unequal system for financing public education, forcing counties to raise property taxes to…
The following are data published by the NC Department of Public Instruction. Public School Unit Name Allocations (as of August 14, 2020) Alamance-Burlington Schools $ 9,630,194 Alexander County Schools $ …
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 When county governments are sued, taxpayers pay the price. In Halifax County, that price is $15,485 and growing. CommenTerry Earlier this month, Superior Court Judge…
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…
This week’s newsletter, Which school districts get the most bang for the buck?, prompted several folks to ask for a complete list of school district spending and performance. Enjoy! District…
View in your browser. Welcome The title of this newsletter is a question that gets to the heart of an issue that is close to mine — educational productivity. In…
View in your browser. Welcome Over the next few months, the NC Department of Public Instruction will release key personnel, financial, and student enrollment information for each of the state’s…