North Carolina Public Schools & Districts

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North Carolina

301 North Wilmington Street

Raleigh, NC 27601

(919)807-3756

State Department of Education

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Glossary

North Carolina Public Schools & Districts: Education Facts

2007 Number of Students

1,444,481

2007 Number of North Carolina Schools

2,470

2007 Number of North Carolina School Districts

125

2006 Spending Per Student ($)

7,396

How Students Performed on National Reading and Math Tests
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as "the Nation's Report Card," is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what American students know and can do in reading and math. NAEP results are based on a sample of North Carolina students.

North Carolina's Grade 8 Reading Performance on State and National Tests

The graphs below present student performance on the state test in tandem with performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Viewing performance on these tests may be useful to better understand student performance over time. To see additional assessments, please click on the chart below. However, there are many reasons why these graphs should be interpreted with care. MORE

How Students Performed on College Entrance Exams (2008)

College entrance exams give an indication of the degree to which students are preparing for college. Not all students participate in college entrance exams, so scores should always be viewed in combination with participation rates.

		This State

	SAT Reasoning Test - Average Combined Score - Critical Reading, Mathematics and Writing	1481

	SAT Reasoning Test - Combined Participation Rate (%)	50.1

Estimated Graduation Rate

Graduation rates can be useful to understand how schools are succeeding in preparing students for the workforce or higher education. However, across the nation, there are multiple ways of measuring how many students are graduating from high school. The rates presented here reflect estimates of graduation rates based on different methodologies. MORE

		2004

	Cumulative Promotion Index (Urban Inst.) (%)	66.1

	Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate (NCES) (%)	71.4

Enrollment of Students with Special Needs (2007)

The percentage of students with special needs in North Carolina schools is important to consider when viewing student performance because these students often require additional instruction and resources to help them achieve their academic goals. MORE

	This State	Nation

Economically Disadvantaged (%)	43.2	41.8

English Language Learners (%)	6.1	5.0

Students with Disabilities (%)	13.3	12.7