NC Schools w/ More Disadvantaged Students Spend More Per Pupil

 

Per Pupil Expenditures and Economically Disadvantaged Students: 

Generally, total per pupil expenditures in North Carolina are higher in schools with greater numbers of economically disadvantaged students. In 2021-22, about $3,000 more was spent per pupil in schools in the highest-poverty quartile, as compared with schools in the lowest-poverty quartile. In a school with 500 students, this equates to around $1.5 million in additional resources. In this way, North Carolina defies national trends in which lower income schools generally receive less funding than more affluent schools. It should be noted, however, that a relatively equitable distribution of education funding does not mean that overall funding levels are necessarily adequate.

 

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