North Carolina
State Governance
State Board of Education
The North Carolina State Board of Education consists of eleven members, each serving an eight-year term. Board members are appointed by the governor and must be approved during a joint session of the house and senate. Additionally, there are two voting ex officio members, the State Treasurer and the Lieutenant Governor. Finally, there are seven nonvoting advisory members: two students, two teachers of the year, one principal, one local superintendent, and one local board member.
The state board has the authority over:
- Content Standards Adoption
- Teacher Licensure
- Authorizing Charter Schools
- Summative Assessments
Governor
Chief State School Officer
Mark Johnson
Elected by a partisan ballot
State Context
State Demographics
Public Education Enrollment by Special Populations:
Free and Reduced Price Lunch: 52.6%
English Language Learners: 6.2%
Served by IDEA: 12.6%
2015 NAEP State Data
Reading scores for Grade 4 by state average, race/ethnicity, and NSLP-eligibility compared to the national average:
Reading scores for Grade 4 by race/ethnicity between 2003 and 2015, additional national average data is included:
Mathematics scores for Grade 8 by state average, race/ethnicity, and NSLP-eligibility compared to the national average:
Mathematics scores for Grade 8 by race/ethnicity between 2003 and 2015, additional national average data is included:
Science scores for Grade 8 by state average, race/ethnicity, and NSLP-eligibility compared to the national average:
Graduation Rates
Adjusted cohort graduation rate between 2011 and 2015:
Charter Schools
Year Charter School Law was Enacted: 1996
Number of Charter Schools in the 2014-15 Year: 151
Number of Students Served by Charter Schools in the 2014-15 Year: 70,079
Charter School Cap Law: There is a cap of 460 start-up charter schools.
ESSA Plan & Implementation
Learn about North Carolina’s ESSA plan.