NC students score as financially illiterate

State Treasurer Richard Moore announced May 10 that North Carolina students scored an average of 47.7 percent—less than half the questions answered correctly—on a statewide test of financial knowledge and skills. Moore released the students’ scores and complete results from $kill $et, the statewide financial literacy survey to measure North Carolina students’ knowledge of saving, credit, debt, and other financial issues.
Brogden Middle’s average test score was 41.1%.
“These survey results underscore the serious need to teach our students basic financial skills,” Moore said. “Right along with the three R’s, we should teach saving, budgeting, and credit. This knowledge will prepare students for a lifetime of success and provide them with the keys to the American Dream.”