Evaluation of North Carolina school district websites

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This page captures a snapshot of the information contributed by Sunshine Review users after they've studied the information made available on North Carolina school district websites.

See also: School districts websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on North Carolina' school district websites to what can be found on school district websites in other states.

Reading the chart

In the chart below:

	means that information is included on the government website
	means that the information was not provided on the government website
P	means that information was partially provided

Check the Sunshine Review page about each school district for more detailed information about what information is available on the school district website, along with recommendations SR users have made for positive changes.

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Conclusions chart

2012

In July of 2012, Sunshine Review evaluated the ten largest school districts in North Carolina: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Wake County Schools, Guilford County Schools, Cumberland County Schools, Forsyth County Schools, Gaston County Schools, Durham Public Schools, Buncombe County Schools, Robeson County Schools, and Union County Public Schools. These schools averaged a "B" in website transparency, the details are listed in the below chart.

	Taxes?	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Contracts?	Audits?	Public records?	Academics?	Background checks?
Y	7	8	9	10	6	8	8	7	9	9
P	1	2	1	0	4	2	1	2	1	1
N	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0

Comparison chart

School district	Grade	Taxes	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Contracts	Audits	Public records	Academics	Background checks
Cabarrus County Schools, North Carolina	B	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, North Carolina	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Cumberland County Schools, North Carolina	D	P	Y	Y	Y	P	P	Y	P	P	P
Durham Public Schools, North Carolina	B-	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y
Forsyth County Schools, North Carolina	B	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y
Gaston County Schools, North Carolina	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Guilford County Schools, North Carolina	B-	N	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Johnston County Schools, North Carolina	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Union County Public Schools, North Carolina	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Wake County Schools, North Carolina	B	Y	Y	P	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y

Comparison chart

Please check each district to see when it was last rated, if there is no time stamp then check the "History" tab to see when it was last edited.

School district	Grade	Taxes	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Contracts	Audits	Public records	Academics	Background checks
Cabarrus County Schools, North Carolina	B	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, North Carolina	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Cumberland County Schools, North Carolina	D	P	Y	Y	Y	P	P	Y	P	P	P
Durham Public Schools, North Carolina	B-	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	P	Y	Y
Forsyth County Schools, North Carolina	B	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y
Gaston County Schools, North Carolina	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Guilford County Schools, North Carolina	B-	N	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Johnston County Schools, North Carolina	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y
Union County Public Schools, North Carolina	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
Wake County Schools, North Carolina	B	Y	Y	P	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y

Correcting errors

If you discover an error in this chart or on one of the articles about an North Carolina school district, you can correct it immediately or report the error.