Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Charlotte, NC · 180 schools · 144,197 students
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Frequently Asked Questions
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has 180 schools serving 144,197 students. The average proficiency rate across the district is 46%. The average graduation rate is 78%.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools operates 180 public schools, including Myers Park High School, Ardrey Kell High School, South Mecklenburg High School, William Amos Hough High, East Mecklenburg High School and others. The full school list is shown above with enrollment and grade-level details.
The average graduation rate across high schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is approximately 78% (EDFacts district-level data, most recent reporting year). Individual school graduation rates may vary; this is a district-wide adjusted-cohort graduation rate.
The largest school in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is Myers Park High School with 3,593 students.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools serves 144,197 students across 180 schools in NC, per the latest NCES Common Core of Data enrollment.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools's average proficiency rate of 46% (math and reading combined, EDFacts) is around average for US public school districts. "Good" depends on what you value — proficiency is one signal; enrollment trends, class size, graduation rates, and district resources also matter. Check individual school pages for granular data.
Student-teacher ratios are reported at the school level by NCES, not aggregated at the district level in our dataset. Open any individual school page in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to see its specific student-teacher ratio. The US national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
All data comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data (enrollment, school count, demographics) and EDFacts assessment results (proficiency rates, graduation rates). Proficiency and graduation rates are reported at the district level. Both are federal sources used by the US Department of Education.
School performance data is sourced from NCES enrollment records and EDFacts proficiency and graduation rate assessments.
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