The Public School Forum of North Carolina report says public school resources provided by the state’s ten highest wealth counties was over $59,000 more per classroom than the lowest spending counties. The study blamed a wide variation in property wealth across the state. It said the 25 wealthiest counties had nearly $1.5 million in real estate wealth available per child in the 2011-2012 school year compared to about $394,000 for the bottom 25 counties. The spending gap persists despite the poorest counties taxing at a rate about 43 cents higher than the wealthiest. The spending gap per student was $2280. The one thing high and low spending counties had in common… they both spent about $15 less per student from the prior year. I’m George Olsen.
Report finds persistent spending gap in wealthy and poor public school districts
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