School Funding in North Carolina Still Well Below 2008 Level

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
December 2015

North Carolina is one of at least 31 states that provided less school funding per student in the 2014 school year (the most recent available) than in 2008, before the recession took hold. Large cuts in K-12 funding weaken education systems, diminishing their capacity to develop fully the intelligence and creativity of the nation’s future workers and entrepreneurs.