This annual publication is designed to show North Carolina's rank among the states on a wide variety of educational and related statistics. This information may be useful for a number of planning and evaluation purposes. Data are presented in the following areas: (1) population; (2) enrollment and attendance; (3) faculty; (4) general financial resources; (5) governmental revenue; (6) school revenue; (7) governmental expenditures and debt; (8) school expenditures; and (9) miscellaneous. Data in each area are followed by tables of educational trends in North Carolina. Over 100 statistics related to public education in North Carolina are presented. In 1991, the school-age population was 17.2% of the total state population, with over 1.1 million children in elementary and secondary schools served by over 75,000 instructional personnel. Thirty-five states pay a higher average annual salary to teachers, and 34 states have a higher per capita personal income. Thirteen charts present these and other statistics. (SLD)