Data | 2020 Facts & Figures: Education in North Carolina

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Data | 2020 Facts & Figures: Education in North Carolina

by BEST NC, EducationNC
June 9, 2020

					<h1>Data | 2020 Facts & Figures: Education in North Carolina</h1>
<p class="byline">by BEST NC, EducationNC <br />June 9, 2020</p>
					
<p>This handy guide is designed to give you quick and easy access to key data that will support you in your work to improve North Carolina’s education system. You can find more detailed charts and heat maps below, as well as links to additional resources.</p>
<p>Read the full report below. <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://bestnc.org/factsandfigures/" target="_blank">For additional resources, click here.</a></p>
<div style="margin-bottom:5px"> <strong> <a href="//www.slideshare.net/AnalisaSorrells/2020-facts-figures-education-in-north-carolina" title="" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a> </strong> <strong><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/AnalisaSorrells" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a></strong> </div>
<p>As we do every year, we have created a robust set of “Spotlights” on key programs and initiatives in North Carolina.&nbsp;This year’s edition includes:</p>
<ul>
<li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012Qp0dwj3RSr1_UVyBk2Xu7osk58e8xl4CEnOIDS_vFeygUHb5VhOv-lyt6NpX6kZ3OrjUaVcdEPVQ1XDSUtmZu00gluoMtNbLCrq3rMiiMCIO8TIkpZ_Zs6oSrxEPKCDe2oYk2IZ38GpAK7PPlb_OrKSW29yoxDtscElyL_fFcw=&amp;c=zptvDFouewRFp2hU9T5nzuxekhNOsaZl7Ws00tlcXkDS1S0Yw5B2Fw==&amp;ch=NHRot921iLkIgLrnsPjVI4PX3pmXfc43PRFPFMCvvDJsaHaVjNEQDA==" target="_blank"><strong>Rural students in North Carolina (p. 13)</strong></a></li>
<li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012Qp0dwj3RSr1_UVyBk2Xu7osk58e8xl4CEnOIDS_vFeygUHb5VhOv-lyt6NpX6kZvrlT3f6EtGf1Nk-X0RGWipgc7j4zHgihSU9j_dBiwkR75RZFg2Cr86RsL2UP32xqvua8VeMpI8vMo4ID4oS8_6oVrfLv2uUNnVKqdzbgNGc=&amp;c=zptvDFouewRFp2hU9T5nzuxekhNOsaZl7Ws00tlcXkDS1S0Yw5B2Fw==&amp;ch=NHRot921iLkIgLrnsPjVI4PX3pmXfc43PRFPFMCvvDJsaHaVjNEQDA==" target="_blank"><strong>National Board-Certified teachers (p. 25)</strong></a></li>
<li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012Qp0dwj3RSr1_UVyBk2Xu7osk58e8xl4CEnOIDS_vFeygUHb5VhOv-lyt6NpX6kZXts61ehuC6ayqsGRVeIPnEKu0srsxwevakdtUjvlBm653U_rGXdG-HkNFMtUrK6PI9A8TuXW3sbqQbzg_MthqjwiWywYRu92TK3550KCiSQ=&amp;c=zptvDFouewRFp2hU9T5nzuxekhNOsaZl7Ws00tlcXkDS1S0Yw5B2Fw==&amp;ch=NHRot921iLkIgLrnsPjVI4PX3pmXfc43PRFPFMCvvDJsaHaVjNEQDA==" target="_blank"><strong>Career and College Promise (pp. 36-37)</strong></a></li>
<li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012Qp0dwj3RSr1_UVyBk2Xu7osk58e8xl4CEnOIDS_vFeygUHb5VhOv-lyt6NpX6kZ-UVYYyMwveljC-J3-J07jxZscTiRWdAYLbdiUAcNrXCOtslqb3n7CP7oTNeqxVCEC2F3WZn6q6C6AV1DmwqzDaniJKYB9pj2GfSTA_hm5OI=&amp;c=zptvDFouewRFp2hU9T5nzuxekhNOsaZl7Ws00tlcXkDS1S0Yw5B2Fw==&amp;ch=NHRot921iLkIgLrnsPjVI4PX3pmXfc43PRFPFMCvvDJsaHaVjNEQDA==" target="_blank"><strong>K-12 school level per pupil expenditures (pp. 50-51)</strong></a></li>
<li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0012Qp0dwj3RSr1_UVyBk2Xu7osk58e8xl4CEnOIDS_vFeygUHb5VhOv-lyt6NpX6kZrEBGJUuK_E4NgnrpIJHqdR8kgG_Wcu6nQwHCPyRX_VWrkBVYVpKArpkNuP7sr5iBSDaYMgvj5LN6C5fNJZwqlhr_xsMLjgGlyVqiZfVCVh0=&amp;c=zptvDFouewRFp2hU9T5nzuxekhNOsaZl7Ws00tlcXkDS1S0Yw5B2Fw==&amp;ch=NHRot921iLkIgLrnsPjVI4PX3pmXfc43PRFPFMCvvDJsaHaVjNEQDA==" target="_blank"><strong>myFutureNC (p. 75)</strong></a></li>
</ul>

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Perspective BEST NC K-12

This handy guide is designed to give you quick and easy access to key data that will support you in your work to improve North Carolina’s education system. You can find more detailed charts and heat maps below, as well as links to additional resources.

Read the full report below. For additional resources, click here.

As we do every year, we have created a robust set of “Spotlights” on key programs and initiatives in North Carolina. This year’s edition includes:

Rural students in North Carolina (p. 13)
National Board-Certified teachers (p. 25)
Career and College Promise (pp. 36-37)
K-12 school level per pupil expenditures (pp. 50-51)
myFutureNC (p. 75)

Perspective BEST NC K-12

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Data | 2020 Facts & Figures: Education in North Carolina

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