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TABLE 2: ACTUAL EFFORT <br /> This table reflects the actual dollar effort of communities to fund schools,without taking into account property wealth.This ranking is based on 2016-17 total current <br /> spending for each county(including supplemental school taxes)divided by the number of students attending public school in the county.High-wealth communities with <br /> corresponding high levels of spending tend to rank highest in this measure. <br /> COUNTY RANK PREVIOUS 2016-17 2016-17 2016-17 2016-17 TOTAL 2016-17 2016-17 <br /> THIS YEAR'S CURRENT CURRENT SPENDING SUPPLEMENTAL CURRENT SPENDING FINAL TOTAL CURRENT <br /> YEAR RANK SPENDING PER ADM SCHOOL TAXES (WITH SUPPLEMENTAL) ADM SPENDING PER ADM <br /> Orange 1 1 $78,515,154 $3,873 23,362,157.00 $101,877,311 20,275 $5,025 <br /> Dare 2 2 $21,084,323 $4,212 $21,084,323 5,006 $4,212 <br /> Durham 3 3 $126,261,485 $3,211 $126,261,485 39,323 $3,211 <br /> Transylvania 4 4 $11,427,315 $3,114 $11,427,315 3,670 $3,114 <br /> Chatham 5 5 $29,782,532 $3,097 $29,782,532 9,617 $3,097 <br /> Watauga 6 6 $12,713,137 $2,792 $12,713,137 4,553 $2,792 <br /> Hyde 7 8 $1,579,548 $2,723 $1,579,548 580 $2,723 <br /> New Hanover 8 7 $72,855,604 $2,677 $72,855,604 27,211 $2,677 <br /> Carteret 9 10 $21,964,000 $2,633 $21,964,000 8,343 $2,633 <br /> Mecklenburg 10 9 $411,193,792 $2,514 $411,193,792 163,530 $2,514 <br /> Buncombe 11 15 $67,838,836 $2,219 $8,928,186.00 $76,767,022 30,570 $2,511 <br /> Currituck 12 12 $9,773,759 $2,441 $9,773,759 4,004 $2,441 <br /> Guilford 13 11 $188,360,398 $2,425 $188,360,398 77,659 $2,425 <br /> Wake 14 14 $408,760,031 $2,414 $408,760,031 169,329 $2,414 <br /> Brunswick 15 13 $32,574,103 $2,414 $32,574,103 13,496 $2,414 <br /> Polk 16 16 $5,129,788 $2,267 $5,129,788 2,263 $2,267 <br /> Avery 17 18 $4,410,013 $2,138 $4,410,013 2,063 $2,138 <br /> Beaufort 18 25 $14,300,984 $2,024 $14,300,984 7,065 $2,024 <br /> Union 19 19 $88,244,363 $1,988 $88,244,363 44,378 $1,988 <br /> Warren 20 17 $4,703,326 $1,983 $4,703,326 2,372 $1,983 <br /> Forsyth 21 20 $112,778,008 $1,976 $112,778,008 57,067 $1,976 <br /> Moore 22 22 $25,790,792 $1,957 $25,790,792 13,180 $1,957 <br /> Pamlico 23 27 $2,927,659 $1,945 $2,927,659 1,505 $1,945 <br /> Alleghany 24 24 $2,593,661 $1,930 $2,593,661 1,344 $1,930 <br /> Haywood 25 21 $14,296,456 $1,912 $14,296,456 7,479 $1,912 <br /> Cherokee 26 29 $6,546,803 $1,892 $6,546,803 3,461 $1,892 <br /> Gates 27 26 $2,946,500 $1,851 $2,946,500 1,592 $1,851 <br /> Scotland 28 23 $10,583,013 $1,833 $10,583,013 5,774 $1,833 <br /> Onslow 29 30 $46,427,268 $1,778 $46,427,268 26,116 $1,778 <br /> Rowan 30 36 $34,754,776 $1,776 $34,754,776 19,565 $1,776 <br /> Macon 31 28 $7,701,204 $1,763 $7,701,204 4,367 $1,763 <br /> Henderson 32 34 $24,320,004 $1,742 $24,320,004 13,957 $1,742 <br /> Cabarrus 33 31 $68,783,915 $1,736 $68,783,915 39,613 $1,736 <br /> Pasquotank 34 41 $10,000,000 $1,728 $10,000,000 5,787 $1,728 <br /> Chowan 35 35 $3,550,000 $1,708 $3,550,000 2,079 $1,708 <br /> Davie 36 39 $10,539,765 $1,700 $10,539,765 6,199 $1,700 <br /> Lee 37 40 $16,862,278 $1,691 $16,862,278 9,969 $1,691 <br /> Jackson 38 32 $6,750,023 $1,681 $6,750,023 4,015 $1,681 <br /> Perquimans 39 57 $2,775,000 $1,678 $2,775,000 1,654 $1,678 <br /> Northampton 40 44 $3,650,000 $1,668 $3,650,000 2,188 $1,668 <br /> Stokes 41 38 $10,108,278 $1,660 $10,108,278 6,089 $1,660 <br /> Franklin 42 42 $15,265,283 $1,626 $15,265,283 9,388 $1,626 <br /> Jones 43 37 $1,801,988 $1,623 $1,801,988 1,110 $1,623 <br /> Iredell 44 33 $40,932,646 $1,409 $5,850,456.00 $46,783,102 29,057 $1,610 <br /> Alamance 45 45 $38,264,189 $1,598 $38,264,189 23,938 $1,598 <br /> Pitt 46 47 $38,213,340 $1,576 $38,213,340 24,246 $1,576 <br /> Johnston 47 48 $56,842,825 $1,571 $56,842,825 36,192 $1,571 <br /> Catawba 48 46 $36,990,800 $1,560 $36,990,800 23,707 $1,560 <br /> Cumberland 49 43 $79,463,109 $1,557 $79,463,109 51,030 $1,557 <br /> Ashe 50 49 $4,641,903 $1,549 $4,641,903 2,997 $1,549 <br /> Granville 51 55 $13,576,889 $1,534 $13,576,889 8,851 $1,534 <br /> Craven 52 52 $21,478,139 $1,528 $21,478,139 14,058 $1,528 <br /> Hertford 53 50 $4,398,524 $1,527 $4,398,524 2,880 $1,527 <br /> Pender 54 51 $14,104,466 $1,523 $14,104,466 9,259 $1,523 <br /> Rutherford 55 53 $13,598,146 $1,492 $13,598,146 9,117 $1,492 <br /> Wilson 56 54 $19,482,452 $1,455 $19,482,452 13,394 $1,455 <br /> Nash 57 59 $22,483,204 $1,386 $463,164.00 $22,946,368 16,225 $1,414 <br /> Martin 58 58 $5,039,164 $1,414 $5,039,164 3,565 $1,414 <br /> Yancey 59 56 $3,040,863 $1,408 $3,040,863 2,160 $1,408 <br /> Lincoln 60 60 $17,818,484 $1,407 $17,818,484 12,666 $1,407 <br /> McDowell 61 66 $8,685,390 $1,406 $8,685,390 6,176 $1,406 <br /> Bladen 62 65 $6,707,735 $1,399 $6,707,735 4,794 $1,399 <br /> Cleveland 63 64 $9,674,600 $617 $11,760,316.00 $21,434,916 15,673 $1,368 <br /> Gaston 64 63 $45,351,704 $1,363 $45,351,704 33,281 $1,363 <br /> Davidson 65 62 $30,282,523 $1,234 $2,978,001.00 $33,260,524 24,531 $1,356 <br /> Anson 66 67 $4,460,784 $1,337 $4,460,784 3,337 $1,337 <br /> Person 67 61 $7,509,582 $1,333 $7,509,582 5,633 $1,333 <br /> Montgomery 68 68 $5,307,968 $1,327 $5,307,968 4,001 $1,327 <br /> Caldwell 69 69 $14,810,575 $1,265 $14,810,575 11,706 $1,265 <br /> Alexander 70 76 $6,181,900 $1,262 $6,181,900 4,899 $1,262 <br /> Randolph 71 71 $22,731,515 $1,009 $5,576,951.00 $28,308,466 22,536 $1,256 <br /> Camden 72 78 $2,300,000 $1,248 $2,300,000 1,843 $1,248 <br /> Rockingham 73 70 $15,834,840 $1,240 $15,834,840 12,766 $1,240 <br /> Bertie 74 74 $3,003,000 $1,240 $3,003,000 2,422 $1,240 <br /> Wilkes 75 75 $11,778,330 $1,238 $11,778,330 9,511 $1,238 <br /> Stanly 76 77 $10,699,243 $1,238 $10,699,243 8,645 $1,238 <br /> Mitchell 77 72 $2,272,622 $1,233 $2,272,622 1,843 $1,233 <br /> Surry 78 73 $11,945,896 $1,053 $1,966,487.00 $13,912,383 11,348 $1,226 <br /> Burke 79 79 $14,645,400 $1,179 $14,645,400 12,422 $1,179 <br /> Madison 80 85 $2,659,740 $1,149 $2,659,740 2,314 $1,149 <br /> Yadkin 81 80 $6,100,725 $1,148 $6,100,725 5,312 $1,148 <br /> Sampson 82 81 $11,030,084 $980 $1,833,125.00 $12,863,209 11,260 $1,142 <br /> Lenoir 83 82 $10,100,000 $1,140 $10,100,000 8,856 $1,140 <br /> Harnett 84 84 $22,557,139 $1,086 $241,725.00 $22,798,864 20,775 $1,097 <br /> Halifax 85 83 $3,325,058 $433 $5,048,153.00 $8,373,211 7,681 $1,090 <br /> Edgecombe 86 87 $7,451,618 $1,087 $7,451,618 6,858 $1,087 <br /> Caswell 87 92 $2,900,000 $1,029 $2,900,000 2,817 $1,029 <br /> Richmond 88 90 $7,485,000 $1,026 $7,485,000 7,297 $1,026 <br /> Wayne 89 86 $19,515,456 $1,022 $19,515,456 19,096 $1,022 <br /> Washington 90 88 $1,603,000 $1,010 $1,603,000 1,587 $1,010 <br /> Duplin 91 89 $9,465,600 $990 $9,465,600 9,561 $990 <br /> Clay 92 94 $1,300,000 $977 $1,300,000 1,331 $977 <br /> Tyrrell 93 93 $567,595 $952 $567,595 596 $952 <br /> Vance 94 91 $6,790,525 $920 $6,790,525 7,385 $920 <br /> Columbus 95 95 $8,041,043 $918 $8,041,043 8,762 $918 <br /> Greene 96 96 $2,342,000 $755 $2,342,000 3,100 $755 <br /> Hoke 97 98 $4,847,979 $555 $4,847,979 8,731 $555 <br /> Robeson 98 99 $12,375,000 $534 $12,375,000 23,181 $534 <br /> Graham 99 97 $613,169 $523 $613,169 1,172 $523 <br /> Swain 100 100 $858,674 $424 $858,674 2,025 $424 <br /> State Total/Average $28,597,073 $1,614 00• <br /> >18 <br />