FACTS MATTER
Get the Most Trustworthy Education Data Resources in North Carolina from BEST NC.
BEST NC’s nuanced analysis, close relationships with North Carolina’s data collection entities, and long-standing position as a trusted and unbiased source of information ensure that NC’s education stakeholders have access to the accurate, timely, and impactful data they need to support their advocacy and engage in their work with fidelity.
BEST NC Data Resources
Select an option below to learn more about BEST NC’s collection of data reports, maps, and tools.
Facts & Figures:
Education in North Carolina
Facts & Figures is a 76-page data guide that has become a crucial asset for education stakeholders across NC, often presenting education, district, and state-level data that is not shared widely or otherwise readily available in the same place.
A Smart Investment: Teacher Pay in North Carolina
BEST NC’s research and analysis around teacher pay helps North Carolinians make sense of the state's compensation landscape, and includes recommendations designed to improve both educators' lives and student results.
North Carolina School Spending Data Explorer Tool
BEST NC's interactive data explorer tool allows users a new and engaging way to identify trends in education spending and examine relationships between per pupil expenditures (PPE) and other district- and school-level data.
Interactive Heat Maps and Other Data Tools
Interactive data related to pay, poverty, attendance, per pupil expenditures, district- and school-level spending, student achievement and growth, and teacher effectiveness data are publicly available for download on Tableau Public.