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Schools in Charlotte, NC
Public schools, enrollment data, student-teacher ratios, and higher education.
Charlotte has 169+ public schools
with a total enrollment of 128,329 students
and 7,347 teachers.
There are 112 elementary, 23 middle, and 25 high schools. The average student-teacher ratio is 17.5:1. 23 charter schools serve the area.
Public Schools (169+)
Source: NCES 2022-23 data.
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myers Park High School | High | 3,593 | 164 | 21.9:1 |
| Ardrey Kell High School | High | 3,529 | 166 | 21.3:1 |
| South Mecklenburg High School | High | 3,344 | 170 | 19.7:1 |
| East Mecklenburg High School | High | 2,409 | 123 | 19.6:1 |
| Julius L. Chambers High School | High | 2,224 | 107 | 20.8:1 |
| Mallard Creek High School | High | 2,185 | 106 | 20.6:1 |
| Providence High School | High | 2,048 | 93 | 22.0:1 |
| Independence High School | High | 2,022 | 115 | 17.6:1 |
| Olympic High School | High | 1,729 | 88 | 19.6:1 |
| Garinger High School | High | 1,677 | 98 | 17.1:1 |
| Sugar Creek Charter (Charter) | Other | 1,588 | 53 | 30.0:1 |
| Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology | High | 1,552 | 84 | 18.5:1 |
| West Charlotte High School | High | 1,538 | 93 | 16.5:1 |
| Bradford Preparatory School (Charter) | Other | 1,511 | 107 | 14.1:1 |
| Community House Middle | Middle | 1,412 | 70 | 20.2:1 |
| Southwest Middle School | Middle | 1,392 | 64 | 21.8:1 |
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual School | Other | 1,347 | 75 | 18.0:1 |
| Harding University High School | High | 1,305 | 87 | 15.0:1 |
| Jay M. Robinson Middle | Middle | 1,305 | 69 | 18.9:1 |
| Corvian Community School (Charter) | Other | 1,294 | 66 | 19.6:1 |
| Alexander Graham Middle | Middle | 1,245 | 66 | 18.9:1 |
| South Academy of International Languages | Elementary | 1,223 | 77 | 15.9:1 |
| West Mecklenburg High School | High | 1,207 | 75 | 16.1:1 |
| Randolph Middle | Middle | 1,148 | 51 | 22.5:1 |
| Quail Hollow Middle | Middle | 1,144 | 66 | 17.3:1 |
| Rea Farms STEAM Academy | Elementary | 1,109 | 65 | 17.1:1 |
| Northridge Middle | Middle | 1,088 | 57 | 19.1:1 |
| Piedmont Middle School | Middle | 1,083 | 48 | 22.6:1 |
| McClintock Middle | Middle | 1,079 | 62 | 17.4:1 |
| Carmel Middle | Middle | 1,076 | 60 | 17.9:1 |
| Northwest School of the Arts | High | 1,058 | 57 | 18.6:1 |
| Reedy Creek Elementary | Elementary | 1,007 | 53 | 19.0:1 |
| Ridge Road Middle | Middle | 999 | 48 | 20.8:1 |
| Charlotte Lab School (Charter) | Other | 991 | 64 | 15.5:1 |
| Mallard Creek STEM Academy (Charter) | Elementary | 961 | 61 | 15.8:1 |
| KIPP Charlotte (Charter) | Elementary | 944 | 50 | 18.9:1 |
| Hidden Valley Elementary | Elementary | 943 | 62 | 15.2:1 |
| Martin Luther King Jr Middle | Middle | 931 | 42 | 22.2:1 |
| Idlewild Elementary | Elementary | 926 | 56 | 16.5:1 |
| Ballantyne Elementary | Elementary | 925 | 53 | 17.5:1 |
| Kennedy Middle | Middle | 923 | 52 | 17.8:1 |
| Albemarle Road Middle | Middle | 918 | 56 | 16.4:1 |
| Cochrane Collegiate Academy | High | 918 | 46 | 20.0:1 |
| Palisades Park Elementary | Elementary | 901 | 50 | 18.0:1 |
| Huntingtowne Farms Elementary | Elementary | 876 | 52 | 16.8:1 |
| Elon Park Elementary | Elementary | 843 | 53 | 15.9:1 |
| Eastway Middle | Middle | 820 | 52 | 15.8:1 |
| Jackson Day School (Charter) | Other | 817 | 50 | 16.3:1 |
| Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy (Charter) | Elementary | 817 | 45 | 18.2:1 |
| Ranson Middle | Middle | 817 | 52 | 15.7:1 |
| South Charlotte Middle | Middle | 808 | 44 | 18.4:1 |
| Whitewater Academy | Elementary | 793 | 47 | 16.9:1 |
| TMSA Charlotte (Charter) | Other | 790 | 25 | 31.6:1 |
| Mountain Island Lake Academy | Elementary | 775 | 44 | 17.6:1 |
| Collinswood Language Academy | Elementary | 770 | 52 | 14.8:1 |
| Charlotte East Language Academy | Elementary | 766 | 62 | 12.4:1 |
| Gov's Village STEM (Lower) | Elementary | 762 | 48 | 15.9:1 |
| University Meadows Elementary | Elementary | 757 | 42 | 18.0:1 |
| Albemarle Road Elementary | Elementary | 755 | 49 | 15.4:1 |
| Stoney Creek Elementary | Elementary | 743 | 40 | 18.6:1 |
| Winding Springs Elementary | Elementary | 738 | 44 | 16.8:1 |
| Hawk Ridge Elementary | Elementary | 737 | 45 | 16.4:1 |
| Lawrence Orr Elementary | Elementary | 724 | 40 | 18.1:1 |
| Sharon Elementary | Elementary | 721 | 42 | 17.2:1 |
| James Martin Middle | Middle | 714 | 42 | 17.0:1 |
| Paw Creek Elementary | Elementary | 713 | 46 | 15.5:1 |
| Whitewater Middle | Middle | 708 | 45 | 15.7:1 |
| Gov's Village STEM (Upper) | Middle | 707 | 35 | 20.2:1 |
| Renaissance West STEAM Academy | Elementary | 705 | 58 | 12.2:1 |
| Berewick Elementary | Elementary | 702 | 40 | 17.6:1 |
| River Gate Elementary | Elementary | 701 | 40 | 17.5:1 |
| Newell Elementary | Elementary | 699 | 46 | 15.2:1 |
| David Cox Road Elementary | Elementary | 697 | 35 | 19.9:1 |
| Joseph W Grier Academy | Elementary | 691 | 38 | 18.2:1 |
| Endhaven Elementary | Elementary | 689 | 40 | 17.2:1 |
| Olde Providence Elementary | Elementary | 671 | 37 | 18.1:1 |
| Winget Park Elementary | Elementary | 665 | 39 | 17.1:1 |
| Briarwood Academy | Elementary | 655 | 44 | 14.9:1 |
| South Pine Academy | Elementary | 653 | 39 | 16.7:1 |
| Selwyn Elementary | Elementary | 651 | 39 | 16.7:1 |
| Merry Oaks International Academy | Elementary | 642 | 43 | 14.9:1 |
| Movement Charter School (Charter) | Elementary | 640 | 51 | 12.5:1 |
| Winterfield Elementary | Elementary | 635 | 37 | 17.2:1 |
| Smithfield Elementary | Elementary | 633 | 36 | 17.6:1 |
| Myers Park Traditional Elem | Elementary | 632 | 38 | 16.6:1 |
| Nations Ford Elementary | Elementary | 624 | 39 | 16.0:1 |
| J. H. Gunn Elementary | Elementary | 623 | 40 | 15.6:1 |
| Beverly Woods Elementary | Elementary | 611 | 40 | 15.3:1 |
| River Oaks Academy | Elementary | 609 | 28 | 21.8:1 |
| Unity Classical Charter School (Charter) | Elementary | 606 | 23 | 26.3:1 |
| Hickory Grove Elementary | Elementary | 605 | 31 | 19.5:1 |
| Coulwood STEM Academy | Middle | 602 | 44 | 13.7:1 |
| Providence Spring Elementary | Elementary | 602 | 36 | 16.7:1 |
| Polo Ridge Elementary | Elementary | 598 | 37 | 16.2:1 |
| Tuckaseegee Elementary | Elementary | 596 | 41 | 14.5:1 |
| Lebanon Road Elementary | Elementary | 581 | 35 | 16.6:1 |
| Lake Wylie Elementary | Elementary | 572 | 40 | 14.3:1 |
| Pinewood Elementary | Elementary | 571 | 32 | 17.8:1 |
| Hornets Nest Elementary | Elementary | 569 | 31 | 18.4:1 |
| Oakhurst STEAM Academy | Elementary | 567 | 35 | 16.2:1 |
| McAlpine Elementary | Elementary | 564 | 32 | 17.6:1 |
| Lansdowne Elementary | Elementary | 558 | 39 | 14.3:1 |
| Piney Grove Elementary | Elementary | 555 | 37 | 15.0:1 |
| Thomasboro Academy | Elementary | 551 | 37 | 14.9:1 |
| Montclaire Elementary | Elementary | 534 | 35 | 15.3:1 |
| Greenway Park Elementary | Elementary | 532 | 41 | 13.0:1 |
| Rama Road Elementary | Elementary | 530 | 34 | 15.6:1 |
| Pioneer Springs Community School (Charter) | Other | 527 | 39 | 13.5:1 |
| Mallard Creek Elementary | Elementary | 525 | 31 | 16.9:1 |
| Devonshire Elementary | Elementary | 523 | 29 | 18.0:1 |
| Steele Creek Preparatory Academy (Charter) | Elementary | 513 | 16 | 32.1:1 |
| Park Road Montessori | Elementary | 513 | 32 | 16.0:1 |
| Oaklawn Language Academy | Elementary | 508 | 40 | 12.7:1 |
| Sedgefield Middle | Middle | 501 | 35 | 14.3:1 |
| Shamrock Gardens Elementary | Elementary | 497 | 28 | 17.8:1 |
| First Ward Creative Arts Academy | Elementary | 495 | 35 | 14.1:1 |
| McKee Road Elementary | Elementary | 493 | 34 | 14.5:1 |
| Windsor Park Elementary | Elementary | 487 | 31 | 15.7:1 |
| Clear Creek Elementary | Elementary | 485 | 29 | 16.7:1 |
| Charles H. Parker Academic Center | Elementary | 482 | 35 | 13.8:1 |
| Telra Institute (Charter) | Elementary | 467 | 15 | 31.1:1 |
| Oakdale Elementary | Elementary | 462 | 27 | 17.1:1 |
| Starmount Academy of Excellence | Elementary | 458 | 32 | 14.3:1 |
| Statesville Road Elementary | Elementary | 456 | 29 | 15.7:1 |
| Westerly Hills Academy | Elementary | 446 | 23 | 19.4:1 |
| Steele Creek Elementary | Elementary | 442 | 31 | 14.3:1 |
| Highland Creek Elementary | Elementary | 439 | 29 | 15.1:1 |
| Berryhill School | Elementary | 427 | 34 | 12.6:1 |
| Elizabeth Traditional Elem | Elementary | 423 | 31 | 13.6:1 |
| Irwin Academic Center | Elementary | 402 | 26 | 15.5:1 |
| Movement School Eastland (Charter) | Elementary | 400 | 33 | 12.1:1 |
| Croft Community School | Elementary | 393 | 27 | 14.6:1 |
| Metrolina Reg Scholars Academy (Charter) | Elementary | 390 | 25 | 15.6:1 |
| Parkside Elementary | Elementary | 387 | 27 | 14.3:1 |
| Highland Renaissance Academy | Elementary | 377 | 24 | 15.7:1 |
| Dilworth Elem Sedgefield Campus | Elementary | 376 | 22 | 17.1:1 |
| Williams Secondary Montessori | High | 373 | 22 | 17.0:1 |
| Wilson STEM Academy | Middle | 367 | 29 | 12.7:1 |
| Marie G Davis School | Elementary | 355 | 25 | 14.2:1 |
| Ashley Park PreK-8 School | Elementary | 351 | 30 | 11.7:1 |
| Eastover Elementary | Elementary | 347 | 22 | 15.8:1 |
| Billingsville Elementary | Elementary | 345 | 26 | 13.3:1 |
| Cotswold Elementary | Elementary | 342 | 24 | 14.3:1 |
| Walter G. Byers School | Elementary | 337 | 29 | 11.6:1 |
| Vaughan Academy of Technology | Elementary | 331 | 19 | 17.4:1 |
| Bruns Avenue Elementary | Elementary | 326 | 21 | 15.5:1 |
| Invest Collegiate Transform (Charter) | Other | 324 | - | - |
| Highland Mill Montessori | Elementary | 315 | 22 | 14.3:1 |
| Chantilly Montessori | Elementary | 306 | 17 | 18.0:1 |
| Reid Park Academy | Elementary | 305 | 22 | 13.9:1 |
| Char Eng Early College-UNCC | High | 300 | 14 | 21.4:1 |
| Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences | High | 294 | 19 | 15.5:1 |
| Dilworth Elementary School: Latta Campus | Elementary | 291 | 18 | 16.2:1 |
| Eastside STREAM Academy (Charter) | Elementary | 289 | 17 | 17.0:1 |
| Druid Hills Academy | Elementary | 270 | 29 | 9.3:1 |
| University Park Creative Arts | Elementary | 265 | 19 | 13.9:1 |
| Allenbrook Elementary | Elementary | 255 | 19 | 13.4:1 |
| United Community School (Charter) | Elementary | 247 | 20 | 12.4:1 |
| Charlotte Teacher Early College | High | 207 | 5 | 41.4:1 |
| Cato Middle College High School | High | 201 | 4 | 50.3:1 |
| Aristotle Preparatory Academy (Charter) | Elementary | 183 | 1 | 183.0:1 |
| Charlotte Secondary (Charter) | High | 175 | 11 | 15.9:1 |
| Harper Middle College High | High | 171 | 3 | 57.0:1 |
| VERITAS Community School CFA (Charter) | Elementary | 169 | 12 | 14.1:1 |
| Military and Global Leadership | High | 162 | 11 | 14.7:1 |
| East Voyager Academy of Charlotte (Charter) | Elementary | 149 | 6 | 24.8:1 |
| Niner University Elementary | Elementary | 136 | 0 | - |
| Villa Heights Elementary | Elementary | 130 | 12 | 10.8:1 |
| Performance Learning Center | High | 74 | 12 | 6.2:1 |
Colleges & Universities (13)
| Institution | Type | Highest Degree | Enrollment | Tuition (In-State) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Public | Graduate | 33,356 | $7,214 |
| Central Piedmont Community College | Public | Associate | 24,699 | $2,792 |
| Queens University of Charlotte | Private Non-Profit | Bachelor's | 2,194 | $42,790 |
| Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | Private Non-Profit | Bachelor's | 1,237 | $39,992 |
| Johnson C Smith University | Private Non-Profit | Bachelor's | 1,193 | $20,480 |
| Carolinas College of Health Sciences | Public | Bachelor's | 550 | $19,095 |
| Southeastern College-Charlotte | Private For-Profit | Associate | 458 | $24,184 |
| Chamberlain University-North Carolina | Private For-Profit | Bachelor's | 367 | $20,412 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte | Private For-Profit | Associate | 327 | $16,657 |
| Empire Beauty School-Charlotte | Private For-Profit | Certificate | 138 | - |
| Empire Beauty School-Pineville | Private For-Profit | Certificate | 138 | - |
| Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary | Private Non-Profit | Graduate | 132 | $11,960 |
| No Grease Barber School | Private For-Profit | Certificate | 27 | - |