The John Locke foundation has the facts.
"North Carolina earns a D for its Taxpayers’
Return on Investment, a measure that compares tax burdens with states’
performance in schools, roads, health, and crime, plus their income and
population growth."
Note this comment as well: You may not find it surprising that states such as Florida, Alaska, Texas, Wyoming, Montana, and Tennessee got As for their return on taxpayer investment, and that New York, California, Ohio, Hawaii, and Connecticut got Fs.