North Carolina has operated one of the country's largest pay-for-performance teacher-bonus programs since the late 1990s. This chart shows the proportion of schools in the 1999-2000 to 2001-2002 school years qualifying for $750 or $1,500 bonuses. Roughly 75 percent of the schools in the state received bonuses, but fewer than half received $1,500. The average bonus paid out was $890.
North Carolina has operated one of the country's largest pay-for-performance teacher-bonus programs since the late 1990s. This chart shows the proportion of schools in the 1999-2000 to 2001-2002 school years qualifying for $750 or $1,500 bonuses. Roughly 75 percent of the schools in the state received bonuses, but fewer than half received $1,500. The average bonus paid out was $890.