NEA REPORT: NC Per Student Spending Drops

May 10, 2017

The newest NEA State Education Rankings were released today and the biggest news is that North Carolina's per pupil funding actually dropped from 2016 to 2017. Here are the highlights:

NC currently ranked 43^rd in per pupil spending, was ranked 42^nd last year

NC per pupil spending went down from 2016 to 2017

NC currently spends $3,044 less per student than national average

NC only beats Mississippi in Southeast in per pupil spending

North Carolina spent less per student for 2017 than in 2016

Dropped ranking from 42 to 43 from 2016 to 2017

North Carolina was ranked 42^nd in per pupil spending in 2016. (NEA Rankings & Estimates, 2016-2017)

North Carolina was projected to rank 43^rd in per pupil spending in 2017. (NEA Rankings & Estimates, 2016-2017)

North Carolina decreased per pupil spending from 2016 to 2017

North Carolina’s per pupil spending in fall enrollment in 2016 was $8,954. (NEA Rankings & Estimates, 2016-2017)

North Carolina’s per pupil spending in fall enrollment projected for 2017 was $8,940. (NEA Rankings & Estimates, 2016-2017)

North Carolina only ahead of Mississippi in the Southeast in per pupil spending

North Carolina only beats Mississippi for per pupil spending in the Southeast. (NEA Rankings & Estimates, 2016-2017)

North Carolina spent $3,044 less than national average per student

North Carolina’s per pupil spending in fall enrollment projected for 2017 was $8,940. (NEA Rankings & Estimates, 2016-2017)

The US Average per pupil spending in fall enrollment projected for 2017 was $11,984. (NEA Rankings & Estimates, 2016-2017)

Expenditures Per Student in Fall Enrollment (2017 Estimate)
1.	Vermont	24,421
2.	New York	22,659
3.	Alaska	21,261
4.	Connecticut	20,861
5.	District of Columbia	20,640
6.	New Jersey	20,556
7.	Massachusetts	18,072
8.	Wyoming	17,052
9.	Rhode Island	16,401
10.	New Hampshire	16,200
11.	Michigan	15,981
12.	Pennsylvania	15,139
13.	Maryland	14,768
14.	Delaware	14,462
15.	Illinois	13,875
16.	Minnesota	12,522
17.	Kentucky	12,257
18.	Oregon	12,161
19.	West Virginia	12,127
20.	Hawaii	11,964
21.	California	11,743
22.	Wisconsin	11,533
23.	Louisiana	11,495
24.	Montana	11,195
25.	Colorado	11,169
26.	Virginia	11,141
27.	South Carolina	11,039
28.	Iowa	10,891
29.	Missouri	10,828
30.	New Mexico	10,785
31.	Nebraska	10,367
32.	Ohio	10,333
33.	Kansas	10,204
34.	Washington	10,119
35.	Arkansas	9,749
36.	Texas	9,336
37.	Florida	9,277
38.	Alabama	9,255
39.	Tennessee	9,148
40.	Georgia	9,013
41.	South Dakota	8,961
42.	Maine	8,956
43.	North Carolina	8,940
44.	Mississippi	8,361
45.	Nevada	8,165
46.	Oklahoma	8,164
47.	North Dakota	8,077
48.	Arizona	7,501
49.	Indiana	7,267
50.	Utah	6,906
51.	Idaho	6,515
	US Average	$11,984

(NEA Rankings & Estimates, 2016-2017)

Expenditures Per Student in Fall Enrollment (2016 Final)
1.	Vermont	23,556
2.	New York	21,605
3.	District of Columbia	21,298
4.	Alaska	20,483
5.	Connecticut	20,049
6.	New Jersey	19,758
7.	Massachusetts	17,310
8.	Wyoming	16,701
9.	Rhode Island	16,119
10.	New Hampshire	15,723
11.	Michigan	15,425
12.	Pennsylvania	14,787
13.	Maryland	14,645
14.	Delaware	14,183
15.	Illinois	13,456
16.	Minnesota	12,269
17.	West Virginia	12,049
18.	Hawaii	11,800
19.	Kentucky	11,796
20.	Wisconsin	11,634
21.	Oregon	11,507
22.	California	11,329
23.	Louisiana	11,262
24.	Colorado	11,182
25.	Montana	11,135
26.	Virginia	11,042
27.	Missouri	10,688
28.	Iowa	10,675
29.	New Mexico	10,614
30.	South Carolina	10,597
31.	Ohio	10,345
32.	Nebraska	10,173
33.	Washington	10,073
34.	Kansas	10,053
35.	Arkansas	9,769
36.	Texas	9,470
37.	Alabama	9,206
38.	Florida	9,206
39.	Georgia	9,085
40.	Tennessee	9,058
41.	South Dakota	9,010
42.	North Carolina	8,954
43.	Maine	8,818
44.	Mississippi	8,340
45.	North Dakota	8,337
46.	Nevada	8,156
47.	Oklahoma	8,109
48.	Arizona	7,566
49.	Indiana	7,538
50.	Utah	6,843
51.	Idaho	6,538
	US Average	$11,787

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