- Per pupil
- $12,306
- current spending · median $14,850
- Spending rank
- #41/ 51
- among the 50 states + DC
- Students per teacher
- 16.0:1
- national 15.2:1 · 2024-25
- Enrollment
- 1,541,388
- $18,968,888,000 total current
- Federal
- 18%
- State
- 56%
- Local
- 26%
- Wake County Schools 159,778 $11,691
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 144,197 $12,198
- Guilford County Schools 68,894 $12,897
- Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools 52,717 $13,811
- Cumberland County Schools 49,661 $12,118
- Union County Public Schools 41,497 $11,340
Top six districts by enrollment, with each one's per-pupil spending.
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