Catherine Truitt North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://x.com/ctruittnc?lang=en
Catherine Truitt North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://x.com/ctruittnc?lang=en
Ardrey Kell High School registered the highest enrollment among Mecklenburg County's 213 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 3,569 students.
Despite steady enrollment, North Carolina schools continue to face significant funding challenges. The state's per-student spending remains nearly $5,000 below the national average, limiting resources for teachers, classrooms, and student support programs. In fact, North Carolina ranks 48th out of 50 states in per-student funding (after adjusting for regional costs).
Staffing shortages have also become a growing concern, with teacher turnover rising to 11.5% in the most recent school year. Low salaries and high workloads make it difficult to retain experienced educators, potentially increasing class sizes and affecting learning quality.
Enrollment in Mecklenburg County Over 10 Years
Enrollment in Mecklenburg County Schools Compared to Previous Year
| School name | Total Enrollment in 2022-23 | Total Enrollment in 2023-24 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardrey Kell High School | 3,503 | 3,569 | 1.9% |
| Myers Park High School | 3,481 | 3,351 | -3.7% |
| South Mecklenburg High School | 3,245 | 3,151 | -2.9% |
| William Amos Hough High School | 2,492 | 2,461 | -1.2% |
| East Mecklenburg High School | - | 2,287 | - |
| Olympic High Relief School | 1,615 | 2,214 | 37.1% |
| Julius L. Chambers High School | 2,102 | 2,207 | 5% |
| Lake Norman Charter | 2,203 | 2,206 | 0.1% |
| Providence High School | 2,019 | 2,086 | 3.3% |
| Mallard Creek High School | 2,119 | 2,030 | -4.2% |
| North Mecklenburg High School | 2,096 | 1,973 | -5.9% |
| Independence High School | 1,942 | 1,927 | -0.8% |
| Butler High School | 1,817 | 1,801 | -0.9% |
| Garinger High School | 1,638 | 1,739 | 6.2% |
| Hopewell High School | 1,695 | 1,727 | 1.9% |
| West Charlotte High School | 1,444 | 1,595 | 10.5% |
| Community School of Davidson | 1,493 | 1,559 | 4.4% |
| Bradford Preparatory School | 1,491 | 1,519 | 1.9% |
| Sugar Creek Charter | 1,518 | 1,499 | -1.3% |
| Rocky River High School | 1,545 | 1,469 | -4.9% |
| Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology | 1,482 | 1,467 | -1% |
| Olympic High School | 1,648 | 1,445 | -12.3% |
| Community House Middle School | 1,453 | 1,434 | -1.3% |
| Jay M. Robinson Middle School | 1,325 | 1,339 | 1.1% |
| Bailey Middle School | 1,325 | 1,327 | 0.2% |
| Queen's Grant Community School | 1,305 | 1,314 | 0.7% |
| Southwest Middle School | 1,377 | 1,286 | -6.6% |
| Corvian Community School | - | 1,259 | - |
| West Mecklenburg High School | 1,206 | 1,253 | 3.9% |
| South Academy of International Languages | 1,218 | 1,219 | 0.1% |
| Alexander Graham Middle School | 1,242 | 1,210 | -2.6% |
| Davidson K-8 School | 1,172 | 1,194 | 1.9% |
| Harding University High School | 1,190 | 1,180 | -0.8% |
| Randolph Middle School | 1,131 | 1,158 | 2.4% |
| Rea Farms STEAM Academy | 1,118 | 1,127 | 0.8% |
| Piedmont Middle School | 1,076 | 1,127 | 4.7% |
| Quail Hollow Middle School | 1,153 | 1,083 | -6.1% |
| Francis Bradley Middle School | 1,071 | 1,078 | 0.7% |
| Northridge Middle School | 1,082 | 1,062 | -1.8% |
| Carmel Middle School | - | 1,045 | - |
| McClintock Middle School | 1,073 | 1,021 | -4.8% |
| Ballantyne Elementary School | 950 | 1,009 | 6.2% |
| Northwest School of the Arts | 1,036 | 994 | -4.1% |
| Crestdale Middle School | 986 | 986 | 0% |
| Kennedy Middle School | 939 | 968 | 3.1% |
| Charlotte Lab School | 957 | 968 | 1.1% |
| Socrates Academy | 857 | 945 | 10.3% |
| Mallard Creek STEM Academy | 928 | 938 | 1.1% |
| Albemarle Road Middle School | 920 | 936 | 1.7% |
| Palisades Park Elementary School | 923 | 936 | 1.4% |
| Ridge Road Middle School | 1,002 | 920 | -8.2% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School | 958 | 917 | -4.3% |
| Jackson Day School | 809 | 890 | 10% |
| Huntersville Elementary School | 877 | 887 | 1.1% |
| KIPP Charlotte | 878 | 883 | 0.6% |
| Mint Hill Middle School | 931 | 865 | -7.1% |
| Cochrane Collegiate Academy | 902 | 861 | -4.5% |
| Char-Meck Virtual High School | 1,289 | 857 | -33.5% |
| Reedy Creek Elementary School | 956 | 852 | -10.9% |
| Blythe Elementary School | 882 | 849 | -3.7% |
| Collinswood Language Academy | 769 | 836 | 8.7% |
| Elon Park Elementary School | 855 | 831 | -2.8% |
| J. V. Washam Elementary School | 819 | 828 | 1.1% |
| South Charlotte Middle School | 809 | 817 | 1% |
| Eastway Middle School | 831 | 817 | -1.7% |
| Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy | 788 | 815 | 3.4% |
| Hidden Valley Elementary School | 906 | 801 | -11.6% |
| New Southeast Elementary Relief School | 553 | 801 | 44.8% |
| J. M. Alexander Middle School | 780 | 793 | 1.7% |
| Idlewild Elementary School | 855 | 788 | -7.8% |
| Mountain Island Lake Academy | 775 | 787 | 1.5% |
| Huntingtowne Farms Elementary School | - | 778 | - |
| Pineville Elementary School | 776 | 777 | 0.1% |
| Stoney Creek Elementary School | 748 | 772 | 3.2% |
| Barnette Elementary School | 704 | 762 | 8.2% |
| Matthews Charter Academy | 753 | 761 | 1.1% |
| Whitewater Academy | 738 | 756 | 2.4% |
| Albemarle Road Elementary School | 749 | 744 | -0.7% |
| Matthews Elementary School | 809 | 744 | -8% |
| Ranson Middle School | 814 | 744 | -8.6% |
| Hawk Ridge Elementary School | 726 | 741 | 2.1% |
| Unity Classical Charter | 576 | 737 | 28% |
| River Gate Elementary School | 717 | 733 | 2.2% |
| Endhaven Elementary School | 668 | 729 | 9.1% |
| Bain Elementary School | 773 | 728 | -5.8% |
| Berewick Elementary School | 688 | 726 | 5.5% |
| Winding Springs Elementary School | - | 724 | - |
| Whitewater Middle School | 713 | 722 | 1.3% |
| Movement Charter School | 638 | 718 | 12.5% |
| Governor's Village STEM (Lower) | 719 | 715 | -0.6% |
| James Martin Middle School | 745 | 711 | -4.6% |
| Sharon Elementary School | 722 | 703 | -2.6% |
| Olde Providence Elementary School | 670 | 696 | 3.9% |
| South Pine Academy | 627 | 688 | 9.7% |
| Torrence Creek Elementary School | 706 | 681 | -3.5% |
| Paw Creek Elementary School | 656 | 678 | 3.4% |
| Governor's Village STEM (Upper) | 712 | 678 | -4.8% |
| Queen City STEM School | 694 | 677 | -2.4% |
| Selwyn Elementary School | 659 | 674 | 2.3% |
| Renaissance West STEAM Academy | 668 | 672 | 0.6% |
| Elizabeth Lane Elementary School | 716 | 671 | -6.3% |
| North Academy of World Languages | - | 666 | - |
| Myers Park Traditional Elementary School | 624 | 661 | 5.9% |
| Sterling Elementary School | 619 | 657 | 6.1% |
| Beverly Woods Elementary School | - | 647 | - |
| Briarwood Academy | - | 646 | - |
| J. H. Gunn Elementary School | 631 | 628 | -0.5% |
| Winget Park Elementary School | 618 | 626 | 1.3% |
| University Meadows Elementary School | 661 | 619 | -6.4% |
| Lawrence Orr Elementary School | 610 | 618 | 1.3% |
| Charlotte East Language Academy | 775 | 617 | -20.4% |
| David Cox Road Elementary School | 647 | 614 | -5.1% |
| Coulwood STEM Academy | 611 | 612 | 0.2% |
| Crown Point Elementary School | 594 | 599 | 0.8% |
| Smithfield Elementary School | 585 | 595 | 1.7% |
| Northeast Middle School | 571 | 592 | 3.7% |
| Providence Spring Elementary School | 599 | 591 | -1.3% |
| Newell Elementary School | 716 | 590 | -17.6% |
| Devonshire Elementary School | 534 | 584 | 9.4% |
| Polo Ridge Elementary School | 598 | 583 | -2.5% |
| Merry Oaks International Academy | 582 | 580 | -0.3% |
| Nations Ford Elementary School | 577 | 572 | -0.9% |
| Joseph W. Grier Academy | 661 | 558 | -15.6% |
| Cornelius Elementary School | 578 | 555 | -4% |
| Pioneer Springs Community School | 504 | 554 | 9.9% |
| Thomasboro Academy | 572 | 553 | -3.3% |
| Tuckaseegee Elementary School | 599 | 550 | -8.2% |
| Lansdowne Elementary School | 566 | 541 | -4.4% |
| Hornets Nest Elementary School | 533 | 540 | 1.3% |
| Pinewood Elementary School | 527 | 533 | 1.1% |
| Telra Institute | 461 | 529 | 14.8% |
| Hickory Grove Elementary School | 498 | 529 | 6.2% |
| Bonnie Cone Classical Academy | 842 | 527 | -37.4% |
| Lake Wylie Elementary School | 506 | 524 | 3.6% |
| Long Creek Elementary School | 473 | 518 | 9.5% |
| Oakhurst STEAM Academy | 559 | 516 | -7.7% |
| McAlpine Elementary School | 526 | 514 | -2.3% |
| Mallard Creek Elementary School | 535 | 512 | -4.3% |
| Oaklawn Language Academy | 507 | 509 | 0.4% |
| Grand Oak Elementary School | 481 | 500 | 4% |
| Lebanon Road Elementary School | - | 497 | - |
| Charles H. Parker Academic Center | 486 | 492 | 1.2% |
| Greenway Park Elementary School | 488 | 491 | 0.6% |
| Sedgefield Middle School | 500 | 490 | -2% |
| Shamrock Gardens Elementary School | 457 | 489 | 7% |
| Rama Road Elementary School | 488 | 489 | 0.2% |
| McKee Road Elementary School | 503 | 488 | -3% |
| Highland Creek Elementary School | 454 | 480 | 5.7% |
| Movement School Eastland | 380 | 474 | 24.7% |
| Montclaire Elementary School | 495 | 474 | -4.2% |
| River Oaks Academy | 525 | 468 | -10.9% |
| Westerly Hills Academy | 423 | 461 | 9% |
| Winterfield Elementary School | 595 | 460 | -22.7% |
| Steele Creek Elementary School | 456 | 459 | 0.7% |
| Piney Grove Elementary School | 507 | 451 | -11% |
| Statesville Road Elementary School | 442 | 439 | -0.7% |
| First Ward Creative Arts Academy | 495 | 439 | -11.3% |
| Oakdale Elementary School | 465 | 436 | -6.2% |
| Starmount Academy of Excellen | 426 | 435 | 2.1% |
| Elizabeth Traditional Elementary School | 415 | 429 | 3.4% |
| Clear Creek Elementary School | 449 | 428 | -4.7% |
| Windsor Park Elementary School | 418 | 426 | 1.9% |
| Park Road Montessori | 433 | 424 | -2.1% |
| Berryhill School | 410 | 406 | -1% |
| Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy | 390 | 398 | 2.1% |
| Wilson STEM Academy | 370 | 394 | 6.5% |
| Billingsville Elementary School | 339 | 393 | 15.9% |
| Irwin Academic Center | 397 | 381 | -4% |
| Highland Renaissance Academy | 345 | 374 | 8.4% |
| Steele Creek Preparatory Academy | 417 | 371 | -11% |
| Eastover Elementary School | 344 | 365 | 6.1% |
| Croft Community School | 352 | 361 | 2.6% |
| Williams Secondary Montessori | 363 | 361 | -0.6% |
| Commonwealth High School | - | 346 | - |
| Marie G. Davis School | - | 339 | - |
| Stewart Creek High School | 273 | 338 | 23.8% |
| Dilworth Elementary Sedgefield Campus | 337 | 333 | -1.2% |
| Reid Park Academy | 302 | 333 | 10.3% |
| Cotswold Elementary School | - | 330 | - |
| Parkside Elementary School | 331 | 329 | -0.6% |
| Bruns Avenue Elementary School | 316 | 324 | 2.5% |
| Char Eng Early College-UNCC | 296 | 312 | 5.4% |
| Walter G. Byers School | 323 | 308 | -4.6% |
| Vaughan Academy of Technology | 324 | 306 | -5.6% |
| Ashley Park PreK-8 School | 314 | 306 | -2.5% |
| Dilworth Elementary School: Latta Campus | 286 | 302 | 5.6% |
| Highland Mill Montessori | 260 | 274 | 5.4% |
| Druid Hills Academy | 262 | 262 | 0% |
| Chantilly Montessori | 254 | 258 | 1.6% |
| Lakeside Charter Academy | 225 | 256 | 13.8% |
| Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences | 286 | 242 | -15.4% |
| Allenbrook Elementary School | 235 | 242 | 3% |
| United Community School | 236 | 241 | 2.1% |
| University Park Creative Arts | 260 | 230 | -11.5% |
| Metro School | 214 | 228 | 6.5% |
| Movement School Southwest | 119 | 207 | 73.9% |
| Levine Middle College High School | 219 | 200 | -8.7% |
| Cato Middle College High School | 202 | 192 | -5% |
| Charlotte Teacher Early College | 201 | 192 | -4.5% |
| Merancas Middle College-CPCC | 200 | 188 | -6% |
| Aspire Trade High School | - | 184 | - |
| Performance Learning Center | 68 | 177 | 160.3% |
| Charlotte Secondary School | 168 | 166 | -1.2% |
| East Voyager Academy of Charlotte | 148 | 162 | 9.5% |
| Trillium Springs Montessori | 183 | 160 | -12.6% |
| Turning Point Academy | 325 | 155 | -52.3% |
| VERITAS Community School CFA | 160 | 150 | -6.3% |
| Villa Heights Elementary School | 137 | 149 | 8.8% |
| Harper Middle College High | 164 | 148 | -9.8% |
| Niner University Elementary School | 131 | 130 | -0.8% |
| Aristotle Preparatory Academy | 138 | 121 | -12.3% |
| Military and Global Leadership | 153 | 108 | -29.4% |
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Academy | 80 | 82 | 2.5% |
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