With research showing that low-income students will fall behind their wealthy peers if schools operate remotely due to COVID-19, and a renewed focus on racial equality, WalletHub today released its report on the Most and Least Equitable School Districts in North Carolina. To find out where school funding is distributed most fairly, WalletHub scored the equitability of each school district in North Carolina based on two metrics: average household income and expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools per pupil.
Alongside this report, WalletHub also released rankings for the States with the Most and Least Equitable School Districts, along with accompanying videos and audio files. North Carolina ranked as the most equitable overall.
Below, you can see additional report highlights, along with a WalletHub Q&A.
Most & Least Equitable School Districts in North Carolina| Most Equitable | Least Equitable |
| 1. Washington County School | 106. Robeson County School |
| 2. Elizabeth City-Pasquotank County Schools | 107. Lexington City Schools |
| 3. Elkin City Schools | 108. Dare County School |
| 4. Catawba County School | 109. Chatham County School |
| 5. Alleghany County School District | 110. Currituck County School |
| 6. Haywood County School | 111. Union County Schools |
| 7. Henderson County School District | 112. Wake County Schools |
| 8. Warren County School | 113. Orange County Schools |
| 9. Kannapolis City School | 114. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools |
| 10. Pender County School | 115. Hyde County Schools |
