Regular local school district · Mecklenburg County

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, NC: schools, enrollment and spending

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools runs 186 public schools with 147,299 students in grades PK to 13. Its ratio of 16.5 students per teacher is about the same as the North Carolina figure of 16.3.

At a glance

Schools: 186
Students: 147,299
Teachers (FTE): 8,917
Students per teacher: 16.5; NC: 16.3 · US: 15.3

Address: Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools 3301 Stafford Dr Testing Wareh, Charlotte, NC 28208
Phone: (980)343-6270
County: Mecklenburg County
Locale: City: Large
Grades offered: PK to 13
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 3702970
State district ID: NC-600
School counselors (FTE): 443.0About 333 students per counselor.

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Students per teacher compared

This district16.5

North Carolina16.3

United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (142,733), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $1.68 billion
Federal revenue: $174.1 million
State revenue: $933.6 million
Local revenue: $569.2 million
Total spending: $2.08 billion
Spending per pupil: $14,569
Salaries: $940.6 million45.2% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $1.24 billion

Where revenue came from

Federal: 10.4%
State: 55.7%
Local: 33.9%

North Carolina overall

Federal: 12.1%
State: 61.7%
Local: 26.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$14,569

North Carolina$11,869

United States$16,826

Schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

By level: 35 high, 30 middle, 118 elementary, 1 secondary, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Albemarle Road Elementary	Elementary	K to 5	711	16.9
Albemarle Road Middle	Middle	6 to 8	945	18.5
Alexander Graham Middle	Middle	6 to 8	1,187	19.5
Allenbrook Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	267	16.7
Ardrey Kell High School	High	9 to 12	3,036	20.9
Ashley Park PreK-8 School	Elementary	PK to 8	338	10.6
Bailey Middle	Middle	6 to 8	1,315	18.5
Bain Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	766	17.4
Ballantyne Elementary	Elementary	K to 5	745	16.9
Ballantyne Ridge High School	Secondary	9 to 11	1,414	17.0
Barnette Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	818	16.7
Berewick Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	717	16.3
Berryhill School	Elementary	PK to 8	423	13.6
Beverly Woods Elementary	Elementary	K to 5	645	14.7
Billingsville Elementary	Elementary	K to 2	356	12.7
Blythe Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	902	16.1
Briarwood Academy	Elementary	PK to 5	649	16.6
Bruns Avenue Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	415	18.9
Butler High School	High	9 to 12	1,791	18.3
Carmel Middle	Middle	6 to 8	1,004	17.0
Cato Middle College High School	High	11 to 13	173	34.6
Central Piedmont Early College	High	9 to 13	278	27.8
Chantilly Montessori	Elementary	PK to 6	316	13.2
Char Eng Early College-UNCC	High	9 to 13	313	19.6
Charles H. Parker Academic Center	Elementary	K to 5	472	13.1
Charlotte East Language Academy	Elementary	K to 8	594	11.9
Charlotte Teacher Early College	High	9 to 13	192	38.4
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Academy	Other	K to 12	91	4.5
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual School	High	5 to 12	619	17.7
Clear Creek Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	459	16.4
Cochrane Collegiate Academy	High	6 to 12	854	19.4
Collinswood Language Academy	Elementary	K to 8	893	16.2
Community House Middle	Middle	6 to 8	1,425	20.4
Cornelius Elementary	Elementary	K to 5	542	15.1
Cotswold Elementary	Elementary	3 to 5	340	11.7
Coulwood STEM Academy	Middle	6 to 8	632	15.0
Crestdale Middle	Middle	6 to 8	989	20.6
Croft Community School	Elementary	PK to 5	459	17.0
Crown Point Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	657	16.4
David Cox Road Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	604	16.8
Davidson K-8 School	Elementary	K to 8	1,185	16.2
Devonshire Elementary	Elementary	K to 5	550	17.7
Dilworth Elementary	Elementary	PK to 2	411	19.6
Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus	Elementary	3 to 5	330	14.3
Druid Hills Academy	Elementary	PK to 8	288	9.9
East Mecklenburg High School	High	9 to 12	2,422	18.6
Eastover Elementary	Elementary	K to 5	385	14.8
Eastway Middle	Middle	6 to 8	849	17.3
Elbert Edwin Waddell High School	High	9 to 12	123	8.8
Elizabeth Lane Elementary	Elementary	K to 5	702	18.0

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Nearby and related

Other districts in Mecklenburg County

Lake Norman Charter 2,222 students
Community School of Davidson 1,631 students
Sugar Creek Charter 1,591 students
Bradford Preparatory School 1,566 students
Corvian Community School 1,376 students
Queen's Grant Community School 1,335 students
Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy 1,269 students
Socrates Academy 1,039 students
Mallard Creek STEM Academy 961 students
Unity Classical Charter School 928 students
Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy 884 students
Jackson Day School 882 students
KIPP: Charlotte 813 students
Charlotte Lab School 807 students
Matthews Charter Academy 771 students

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.