StateMaster - North Carolina Education statistics

Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Math	7%	[7th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Reading	62%	[35th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Writing	34%	[9th of 42]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Math	241	[16th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Reading	217	[32nd of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Math	282	[16th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Writing	157	[7th of 42]
Bachelor's degree or higher, by percentage	23.4%	[42nd of 51]
Best Educated Index	1.68	[22nd of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Free Lunch Eligible	492,855	[6th of 46]
Elementary & Secondary > Pupil/Teacher Ratio	15.1 students per teacher	[26th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic	429,325	[7th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures	$8,766,968,037.00	[13th of 51]
High school diploma or higher, by percentage	80.9%	[47th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree	24.6 %	[33rd of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree	7.7 %	[41st of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors	38,774	[10th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters	11,378	[17th of 51]
Public Libraries > Library Visits per Capita	3.7	[37th of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles	41	[4th of 50]

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SOURCES: National Center for Educational Statistics; National Center for Educational Statistics ; US Census Bureau, 2004.; Morgan Quitno Press, 2005; American Community Survey 2004

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