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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Mecklenburg County, North Carolina · Grades PK-13

Address
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, 3301 Stafford Dr Testing Wareh, Charlotte, NC 28208
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NCES agency ID
3702970
State LEA ID
NC-600
186
Schools
140,801
Students
8,917
Teachers (FTE)
16.5:1
Student–teacher ratio
31
Low-performing schools
40.2%
EL making progress

Enrollment and school counts are the state’s 2024-2025figures where reported, otherwise the federal NCES directory.

School calendar

Term dates, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, as the district publishes them — with printable PDFs and calendar files you can subscribe to.

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NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Official accountability results published by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. School Performance Grades combine achievement (80%) with academic growth (20%).

Schools by type

School typeSchoolsAverage students
Elementary103558
High321,355
Middle30904
K-815651
6-124698
K-122161
All schools186--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A2915.9%
B4223.1%
C6033.0%
D4524.7%
F63.3%
All graded schools182100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded11565.7%
Met4123.4%
Not Met1910.9%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 366.6%45.9%
Science (grades 5 & 8)61.7%41.9%
English II59.2%36.5%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)59.2%40.8%
Reading (grades 3–8)52.7%33.2%
Biology48.6%34.4%
NC Math 129%9%

Grade-level proficient is achievement levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Outcomes

MeasureResult
4-year cohort graduation rate84.6%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned61.2%
Students completing Math III95%
Passed end-of-grade assessments47.7%
Students promoted to the next grade79.3%
Students retained in grade20.7%
English learners making progress (of 24,636)40.2%
Schools identified as low-performing31 of 175
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools report card as a two-page interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Student Demographics

Black 33.75%Hispanic 31.47%White 23.57%Asian 7.09%Two+ Races 3.84%Native Am. 0.14%Pacific Isl. 0.13%
Black: 33.75% (48,946) Hispanic: 31.47% (45,629) White: 23.57% (34,186) Asian: 7.09% (10,287) Two+ Races: 3.84% (5,568) Native Am.: 0.14% (206) Pacific Isl.: 0.13% (192)
Black33.75%
Hispanic31.47%
White23.57%
Asian7.09%
Two+ Races3.84%
Native Am.0.14%
Pacific Isl.0.13%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 145,014
49.1%71,209 Female
50.9%73,805 Male

Student counts for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 145,014 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 72.66%Chronically absent 27.34%
Regular attendance: 72.66% (108,054) Chronically absent: 27.34% (40,655)
Regular attendance72.66%
Chronically absent27.34%

Student Population

Students Counted: 148,709
16.65%24,144 English learners

Student indicators for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 148,709 students DPI counted, added up from the district’s own schools. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 78.05%Beginning 21.95%
Experienced: 78.05% (6,050) Beginning: 21.95% (1,701)
Experienced78.05%
Beginning21.95%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 7,750.8 FTE
92.91%Fully licensed
7.09%Emergency or provisional
11.55%896 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount, added up from the district’s own schools. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 7,750.8 FTE.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools boundary map

186 campuses

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Click any campus for its details. District boundary from the Census school district geography published by NCES; campus locations from the NCES Common Core of Data.

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Schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

186 schools

Directory figures are from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025.Methodology →