Where do the millions raised by the NC Education Lottery go?

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — With teachers rallying for better pay and school improvements Wednesday, we looked at where the money generated by the North Carolina Education Lottery fits into school funding.

Last fiscal year, records show the North Carolina Education lottery took in $622.5 million and viewer Guy Crawford wants to know how is that allocated?

In asking his question about spending, Crawford said, “We should not have teachers stepping out of the classroom asking for more money when we have a lottery system making millions.”

Research by CBS 17 indicates less than 1 percent of revenue raised by lottery sales was spent on salaries and benefits of lottery employees.

The rest went to education, but the lottery doesn’t decide how that money that money is spent. The law says the General Assembly makes those decisions.

If you’d like to look up how much money your county’s public schools received from the lottery last fiscal year, click here.

The state board of education has listings of lottery allocations to local school districts going back to 2006. Click here to access those spreadsheets.

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