Notable numbers: Charter school students, N.C. poverty and too many boys

116 The number of boys born in China to every 100 girls

115.8 The number of boys born in Azerbaijan to every 100 girls

113.8 The number of boys born in Armenia to every 100 girls

112 The number of boys born in Vietnam to every 100 girls

110.9 The number of boys born in India to every 100 girls

104 to 106 The standard sex ratio of boys to 100 girls at birth

41,200 The number of North Carolina students enrolled in 100 charter schools in 2011

82,000 The number of students enrolled in 158 charter schools last fall

57 The percentage of North Carolina charter school students who are white

49.5 The percentage of traditional public school students who are white

8 The percentage of North Carolina charter school students who are Hispanic

16 The percentage of traditional public school students who are Hispanic

36 The percentage of students in N.C. charter schools last year who were economically disadvantaged

55 The percentage of students in traditional schools who were

^30,000 The number of Wake County’s 157,000 students who attend magnet schools

5,531 The number of students who applied for a magnet seat last year

2,725 The number of students who got in

100 The number of licensed teachers who were required to reapply for their positions when Knightdale High School was redesigned last year

47 The number of teaching positions open at the school listed on the WCPSS website in late March

664 The number of bicyclists hit by vehicles in North Carolina last year

19 The number who died

40 The percentage increase in Amazon sales on Cyber Monday this year over last

60 The percentage increase in the number of items Amazon shipped worldwide during the holiday season this year over last

15.1 The percentage of North Carolinians living in poverty 2005-2009

17.6 The percentage 2010-2014

6.1 The percentage decrease in the median household income in North Carolina from 2005-2009 to 2010-2014

$44,969 The average household income in North Carolina in 2014

90 The number out of 100 counties in the state that have average incomes at least 10 percent lower

2 Where North Carolina ranked on Forbes’ best states for business in 2015

80 The number of counties that are considered rural, with an average population density of 250 or fewer people per square mile

2.5 million The number of jobs in urban areas of North Carolina in 2000

2.76 million The number of jobs in urban areas in 2014

1.3 million The number of jobs in rural areas of North Carolina in 2000

1.2 million The number in 2014

503, 976 The increase in North Carolina’s urban labor force from 2000 to 2014

14,026 The increase in the state’s rural labor force over the same period

This story was originally published January 8, 2016 at 5:26 PM with the headline "Notable numbers: Charter school students, N.C. poverty and too many boys."