I don't know the specifics of e.g. North Carolina, but note that higher average student funding != higher median student funding. This is because often low-inc

I don't know the specifics of e.g. North Carolina, but note that higher average student funding != higher median student funding. This is because often low-income schools have very high amounts of students with disabilities. Students with very harsh disabilities can require one-on-one or few-on-one supervision. This means that they can eat up a substantial portion of a school's budget, leaving most students with significantly less, even if the school receives nominally more funding. Again, not sure if that's the story in NC-- just that the story of funding is a bit more complex than the average amount per student.