With low-income school districts underfunded by around $6,700 per pupil, WalletHub today released its report on the Most and Least Equitable School Districts in North Carolina. To find out where school funding is distributed most fairly, WalletHub scored the equitability of each school district in North Carolina based on two metrics: average household income and expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools per pupil.
Alongside this report, WalletHub also released rankings for the States with the Most and Least Equitable School Districts. North Carolina ranked as the 3rd most equitable overall.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg ranked as one of the least equitable districts in the state at #101 overall.
Most & Least Equitable School Districts in North Carolina
Rank* | School District | Score | Expeditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Schools per Pupil | Income by School District |
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1 | Catawba County Schools | 0.15 | $9,184 | $57,141 |
2 | Stokes County Schools | 0.16 | $10,375 | $51,668 |
3 | Lincoln County Schools | 0.32 | $8,631 | $59,592 |
4 | Caswell County Schools | 0.38 | $11,247 | $47,938 |
5 | Swain County Schools | 1.23 | $12,042 | $44,713 |
6 | Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools | 1.29 | $9,836 | $53,583 |
7 | Stanly County Schools | 1.40 | $9,710 | $54,104 |
8 | Avery County Schools | 1.46 | $12,507 | $42,695 |
9 | Jackson County Public Schools | 1.54 | $11,101 | $47,655 |
10 | Haywood County Schools | 1.74 | $10,231 | $51,548 |
11 | Madison County Schools | 1.96 | $11,375 | $46,190 |
12 | Greene County Schools | 1.97 | $11,946 | $43,563 |
13 | Alexander County Schools | 2.63 | $10,182 | $51,329 |
14 | Craven County Schools | 2.74 | $9,611 | $53,894 |
15 | Gates County Schools | 2.81 | $11,961 | $45,871 |
16 | Newton Conover City Schools | 3.14 | $9,815 | $52,757 |
17 | Mitchell County Schools | 3.30 | $11,366 | $48,841 |
18 | Jones County Schools | 3.39 | $13,669 | $38,324 |
19 | Rowan-Salisbury Schools | 3.41 | $10,079 | $51,412 |
20 | Graham County Schools | 3.91 | $12,879 | $42,207 |
21 | Mcdowell County Schools | 4.59 | $10,895 | $47,085 |
22 | Guilford County Schools | 5.28 | $10,283 | $54,794 |
23 | Elkin City Schools | 5.38 | $10,320 | $49,329 |
24 | Warren County Schools | 5.45 | $12,897 | $37,476 |
25 | Granville County Schools | 5.46 | $9,838 | $56,924 |
26 | Edenton-Chowan Schools | 5.84 | $12,686 | $44,050 |
27 | Henderson County Schools | 6.05 | $9,465 | $58,928 |
28 | Montgomery County Schools | 6.09 | $11,155 | $45,147 |
29 | Cherokee County Schools | 6.41 | $12,070 | $40,793 |
30 | Kannapolis City Schools | 6.42 | $10,932 | $46,005 |
31 | Beaufort County Schools | 6.52 | $10,475 | $48,051 |
32 | Perquimans County Schools | 7.00 | $11,289 | $51,036 |
33 | Yancey County Schools | 7.14 | $11,171 | $44,554 |
34 | Gaston County Schools | 7.15 | $9,225 | $53,474 |
35 | Iredell-Statesville Schools | 7.29 | $8,875 | $62,250 |
36 | Harnett County Schools | 7.64 | $8,934 | $54,565 |
37 | Halifax County Schools | 7.67 | $13,970 | $31,447 |
38 | Davidson County Schools | 7.68 | $8,573 | $56,203 |
39 | Hertford County Schools | 7.90 | $11,517 | $42,588 |
40 | Onslow County Schools | 7.94 | $9,375 | $52,394 |
41 | Watauga County Schools | 8.10 | $10,653 | $46,453 |
42 | Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools | 8.25 | $10,682 | $54,439 |
43 | Lee County Schools | 8.25 | $9,363 | $52,294 |
44 | Martin County Schools | 8.31 | $12,057 | $39,909 |
45 | Buncombe County Schools | 8.64 | $10,663 | $54,720 |
46 | Johnston County Public Schools | 8.99 | $9,156 | $61,806 |
47 | Pender County Schools | 9.15 | $9,558 | $60,044 |
48 | Franklin County Schools | 9.24 | $9,976 | $58,172 |
49 | Ashe County Schools | 9.27 | $11,272 | $43,030 |
50 | Hoke County Schools | 9.28 | $9,495 | $51,177 |
51 | Edgecombe County Public Schools | 9.56 | $11,134 | $43,521 |
52 | Washington County Schools | 9.58 | $13,874 | $30,941 |
53 | Alamance-Burlington Schools | 9.96 | $9,334 | $51,580 |
54 | Clay County Schools | 10.16 | $11,365 | $42,160 |
55 | Pitt County Schools | 10.53 | $9,761 | $49,337 |
56 | Weldon City Schools | 10.53 | $14,947 | $36,010 |
57 | Transylvania County Schools | 10.87 | $11,604 | $51,509 |
58 | Surry County Schools | 11.43 | $10,284 | $46,491 |
59 | Rutherford County Schools | 11.48 | $11,000 | $43,183 |
60 | Bertie County Schools | 11.48 | $12,774 | $35,042 |
61 | Randolph County School System | 11.54 | $9,132 | $51,721 |
62 | Macon County Schools | 12.32 | $10,359 | $45,703 |
63 | Davie County Schools | 12.33 | $9,469 | $62,028 |
64 | New Hanover County Schools | 12.33 | $10,633 | $56,689 |
65 | Yadkin County Schools | 12.67 | $10,049 | $46,954 |
66 | Cumberland County Schools | 13.20 | $9,677 | $48,397 |
67 | Polk County Schools | 13.86 | $11,794 | $52,125 |
68 | Person County Schools | 14.10 | $10,687 | $57,323 |
69 | Vance County Schools | 14.45 | $10,974 | $41,827 |
70 | Alleghany County Schools | 15.54 | $11,873 | $37,158 |
71 | Wayne County Public Schools | 16.04 | $9,625 | $47,221 |
72 | Thomasville City Schools | 16.16 | $12,256 | $35,097 |
73 | Nash County Public Schools | 16.28 | $9,594 | $47,247 |
74 | Moore County Schools | 16.86 | $9,678 | $63,324 |
75 | Carteret County Public Schools | 16.91 | $10,872 | $57,871 |
76 | Caldwell County Schools | 16.99 | $9,768 | $46,094 |
77 | Brunswick County Schools | 17.84 | $10,560 | $59,763 |
78 | Anson County Schools | 18.21 | $11,009 | $39,799 |
79 | Cleveland County Schools | 18.39 | $10,180 | $43,512 |
80 | Wilkes County Schools | 18.86 | $9,809 | $44,980 |
81 | Scotland County Schools | 19.09 | $11,755 | $35,936 |
82 | Rockingham County Schools | 19.24 | $9,611 | $45,697 |
83 | Mooresville Graded School District | 19.58 | $9,726 | $64,450 |
84 | Roanoke Rapids City Schools | 20.31 | $9,572 | $45,347 |
85 | Bladen County Schools | 20.52 | $11,327 | $37,188 |
86 | Tyrrell County Schools | 21.29 | $15,623 | $38,250 |
87 | Wilson County Schools | 22.16 | $9,535 | $44,594 |
88 | Hickory City Schools | 22.24 | $9,275 | $45,749 |
89 | Sampson County Schools | 22.60 | $9,542 | $44,344 |
90 | Asheboro City Schools | 22.76 | $10,416 | $40,257 |
91 | Camden County Schools | 23.98 | $10,337 | $63,834 |
92 | Burke County Schools | 24.72 | $9,406 | $43,915 |
93 | Pamlico County Schools | 24.97 | $13,780 | $48,531 |
94 | Northampton County Schools | 25.26 | $15,896 | $38,969 |
95 | Whiteville City Schools | 26.95 | $10,429 | $38,114 |
96 | Columbus County Schools | 28.14 | $10,183 | $38,655 |
97 | Richmond County Schools | 28.30 | $10,079 | $39,051 |
98 | Clinton City Schools | 28.77 | $9,749 | $40,333 |
99 | Mount Airy City Schools | 29.04 | $10,935 | $34,756 |
100 | Duplin County Schools | 29.99 | $8,943 | $43,422 |
101 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | 30.01 | $9,812 | $69,240 |
102 | Lenoir County Public Schools | 30.17 | $9,686 | $39,923 |
103 | Durham Public Schools | 34.90 | $11,742 | $62,812 |
104 | Cabarrus County Schools | 36.14 | $9,095 | $75,570 |
105 | Dare County Schools | 37.62 | $11,468 | $65,420 |
106 | Chatham County Schools | 39.42 | $10,709 | $69,799 |
107 | Public Schools Of Robeson County | 41.40 | $9,465 | $35,362 |
108 | Asheville City Schools | 41.72 | $13,544 | $57,937 |
109 | Currituck County Schools | 42.50 | $10,183 | $73,741 |
110 | Lexington City Schools | 44.57 | $10,255 | $30,161 |
111 | Union County Public Schools | 52.17 | $9,308 | $82,557 |
112 | Orange County Schools | 56.80 | $11,668 | $74,030 |
113 | Wake County Schools | 56.99 | $9,610 | $83,567 |
114 | Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools | 72.14 | $13,078 | $75,181 |
115 | Hyde County Schools | 86.64 | $20,865 | $46,667 |
*1=Most Equitable