New Hanover County Schools
A public school district in Wilmington, North Carolina, with 42 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 25,155
- Students enrolled
- 1,649.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- Suppressed by NCES
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,808
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 25,155 in 2024–25
- Ranks 274th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 12th of 334 in North Carolina. Larger than 98% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,808 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 33% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
New Hanover County Schools spent $13,808 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,842 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $13,808 | $348.6 million | 25,244 |
| FY2022 | $13,724 | $342.2 million | 24,933 |
| FY2021 | $11,358 | $282.1 million | 24,841 |
| FY2020 | $10,633 | $275.8 million | 25,938 |
| FY2019 | $10,843 | $281.4 million | 25,952 |
| FY2018 | $9,997 | $263.3 million | 26,340 |
| FY2017 | $9,749 | $257.5 million | 26,415 |
| FY2016 | $9,292 | $243.6 million | 26,214 |
| FY2015 | $9,110 | $238.0 million | 26,131 |
| FY2014 | $9,000 | $228.6 million | 25,398 |
| FY2013 | $8,589 | $221.9 million | 25,836 |
| FY2012 | $8,438 | $212.1 million | 25,131 |
| FY2011 | $8,759 | $217.3 million | 24,806 |
| FY2010 | $8,979 | $220.0 million | 24,505 |
| FY2009 | $9,371 | $225.9 million | 24,103 |
| FY2008 | $9,062 | $214.9 million | 23,711 |
| FY2007 | $8,790 | $211.0 million | 23,999 |
| FY2006 | $7,867 | $189.7 million | 24,112 |
| FY2005 | $7,842 | $182.3 million | 23,245 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $65.1 million | 17.9% |
| State | $187.0 million | 51.3% |
| Local | $112.1 million | 30.8% |
| Total | $364.2 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
42 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 13
- NCES district ID
- 3703330
Elsewhere
- Public schools in North Carolina — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in North Carolina — A to Z, each with its page.
- North Carolina on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved