Only 11 states spend a higher percentage of their state budget on K-12 education than North Carolina.
In the Southeast, only Georgia spends a larger share of its budget on elementary and secondary education.
- Vermont: 31.8 percent
- Kansas: 30.2 percent
- Indiana: 30.0 percent
- Utah: 25.3 percent
- Michigan: 25.2 percent
- Minnesota: 25.1 percent
- Colorado: 25.0 percent
- Idaho: 24.7 percent
- Georgia: 24.6 percent
- Texas: 24.2 percent
- Delaware: 23.9 percent
- North Carolina: 23.4 percent
U.S. Average: 19.5 percent
Courtesy of the National Association of Budget Officers (NASBO) State Expenditure Report (Fiscal 2014-2016)