NC Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt 2023 | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
NC Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt 2023 | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Ardrey Kell High School registered the highest enrollment among Mecklenburg County's 202 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 3,503 students.
North Carolina's public schools are facing a significant funding gap, with a per-student expenditure of $10,519 - well below the national average of $14,295.
This financial strain is further compounded by a significant challenge in staffing with a staggering 58.4% surge in vacant teaching positions in the 2021-22 school year, leaving over 5,000 classrooms without qualified instructors.
Enrollment in Mecklenburg County Over 9 Years
Enrollment in Mecklenburg County Schools Compared to Previous Year
| School name | Total Enrollment in 2021-22 | Total Enrollment in 2022-23 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardrey Kell High School | 3,458 | 3,503 | 1.3% |
| Myers Park High School | 3,444 | 3,481 | 1.1% |
| South Mecklenburg High School | 3,159 | 3,245 | 2.7% |
| William Amos Hough High School | 2,410 | 2,492 | 3.4% |
| Lake Norman Charter | 2,192 | 2,203 | 0.5% |
| Mallard Creek High School | 2,154 | 2,119 | -1.6% |
| Julius L. Chambers High School | 2,022 | 2,102 | 4% |
| North Mecklenburg High School | 2,003 | 2,096 | 4.6% |
| Providence High School | 1,985 | 2,019 | 1.7% |
| Independence High School | 1,886 | 1,942 | 3% |
| Butler High School | 1,904 | 1,817 | -4.6% |
| Hopewell High School | 1,716 | 1,695 | -1.2% |
| Olympic High School | 2,493 | 1,648 | -33.9% |
| Garinger High School | 1,537 | 1,638 | 6.6% |
| Olympic High Relief School | - | 1,615 | - |
| Rocky River High School | 1,511 | 1,545 | 2.3% |
| Sugar Creek Charter | 1,567 | 1,518 | -3.1% |
| Community School of Davidson | 1,460 | 1,493 | 2.3% |
| Bradford Preparatory School | 1,509 | 1,491 | -1.2% |
| Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology | 1,632 | 1,482 | -9.2% |
| Community House Middle School | 1,513 | 1,453 | -4% |
| West Charlotte High School | 1,355 | 1,444 | 6.6% |
| Southwest Middle School | 1,360 | 1,377 | 1.3% |
| Jay M. Robinson Middle School | 1,275 | 1,325 | 3.9% |
| Bailey Middle School | 1,372 | 1,325 | -3.4% |
| Queen's Grant Community School | 1,269 | 1,305 | 2.8% |
| Char-Meck Virtual High School | 719 | 1,289 | 79.3% |
| Alexander Graham Middle School | - | 1,242 | - |
| South Academy of International Languages | 1,226 | 1,218 | -0.7% |
| West Mecklenburg High School | 1,162 | 1,206 | 3.8% |
| Harding University High School | 1,562 | 1,190 | -23.8% |
| Davidson K-8 School | 1,109 | 1,172 | 5.7% |
| Quail Hollow Middle School | 1,184 | 1,153 | -2.6% |
| Randolph Middle School | 1,119 | 1,131 | 1.1% |
| Rea Farms STEAM Academy | 968 | 1,118 | 15.5% |
| Northridge Middle School | 1,052 | 1,082 | 2.9% |
| Piedmont Middle School | 1,082 | 1,076 | -0.6% |
| McClintock Middle School | 1,144 | 1,073 | -6.2% |
| Francis Bradley Middle School | 1,074 | 1,071 | -0.3% |
| Northwest School of the Arts | 1,003 | 1,036 | 3.3% |
| Ridge Road Middle School | 1,120 | 1,002 | -10.5% |
| Crestdale Middle School | 988 | 986 | -0.2% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School | 976 | 958 | -1.8% |
| Charlotte Lab School | - | 957 | - |
| Reedy Creek Elementary School | 888 | 956 | 7.7% |
| Ballantyne Elementary School | 901 | 950 | 5.4% |
| Kennedy Middle School | 943 | 939 | -0.4% |
| Mint Hill Middle School | 931 | 931 | 0% |
| Mallard Creek STEM Academy | 878 | 928 | 5.7% |
| Palisades Park Elementary School | 842 | 923 | 9.6% |
| Albemarle Road Middle School | 896 | 920 | 2.7% |
| Hidden Valley Elementary School | 860 | 906 | 5.3% |
| Cochrane Collegiate Academy | 904 | 902 | -0.2% |
| Blythe Elementary School | 815 | 882 | 8.2% |
| KIPP Charlotte | 897 | 878 | -2.1% |
| Huntersville Elementary School | 761 | 877 | 15.2% |
| Socrates Academy | 818 | 857 | 4.8% |
| Idlewild Elementary School | 854 | 855 | 0.1% |
| Elon Park Elementary School | 848 | 855 | 0.8% |
| Bonnie Cone Classical Academy | 790 | 842 | 6.6% |
| Eastway Middle School | 850 | 831 | -2.2% |
| J. V. Washam Elementary School | 877 | 819 | -6.6% |
| Ranson Middle School | 832 | 814 | -2.2% |
| Matthews Elementary School | 857 | 809 | -5.6% |
| Jackson Day School | 712 | 809 | 13.6% |
| South Charlotte Middle School | 842 | 809 | -3.9% |
| Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy | 735 | 788 | 7.2% |
| J. M. Alexander Middle School | 845 | 780 | -7.7% |
| Pineville Elementary School | 729 | 776 | 6.4% |
| Charlotte East Language Academy | 734 | 775 | 5.6% |
| Mountain Island Lake Academy | 720 | 775 | 7.6% |
| Bain Elementary School | 922 | 773 | -16.2% |
| Collinswood Language Academy | 784 | 769 | -1.9% |
| Matthews Charter Academy | 760 | 753 | -0.9% |
| Albemarle Road Elementary School | - | 749 | - |
| Stoney Creek Elementary School | 788 | 748 | -5.1% |
| James Martin Middle School | 718 | 745 | 3.8% |
| Whitewater Academy | 709 | 738 | 4.1% |
| Hawk Ridge Elementary School | 673 | 726 | 7.9% |
| Sharon Elementary School | 758 | 722 | -4.7% |
| Governor's Village STEM (Lower) | 764 | 719 | -5.9% |
| River Gate Elementary School | 703 | 717 | 2% |
| Elizabeth Lane Elementary School | 815 | 716 | -12.1% |
| Newell Elementary School | 735 | 716 | -2.6% |
| Whitewater Middle School | 737 | 713 | -3.3% |
| Governor's Village STEM (Upper) | 760 | 712 | -6.3% |
| Torrence Creek Elementary School | 693 | 706 | 1.9% |
| Barnette Elementary School | 656 | 704 | 7.3% |
| Queen City STEM School | 745 | 694 | -6.8% |
| Berewick Elementary School | 652 | 688 | 5.5% |
| Olde Providence Elementary School | 648 | 670 | 3.4% |
| Renaissance West STEAM Academy | - | 668 | - |
| Endhaven Elementary School | - | 668 | - |
| Joseph W. Grier Academy | 669 | 661 | -1.2% |
| University Meadows Elementary School | 639 | 661 | 3.4% |
| Selwyn Elementary School | 625 | 659 | 5.4% |
| Paw Creek Elementary School | 666 | 656 | -1.5% |
| David Cox Road Elementary School | 654 | 647 | -1.1% |
| Movement Charter School | 601 | 638 | 6.2% |
| J. H. Gunn Elementary School | 635 | 631 | -0.6% |
| South Pine Academy | 479 | 627 | 30.9% |
| Myers Park Traditional Elementary School | 601 | 624 | 3.8% |
| Sterling Elementary School | 642 | 619 | -3.6% |
| Winget Park Elementary School | 599 | 618 | 3.2% |
| Coulwood STEM Academy | 627 | 611 | -2.6% |
| Lawrence Orr Elementary School | 623 | 610 | -2.1% |
| Tuckaseegee Elementary School | 581 | 599 | 3.1% |
| Providence Spring Elementary School | 583 | 599 | 2.7% |
| Polo Ridge Elementary School | 581 | 598 | 2.9% |
| Winterfield Elementary School | 588 | 595 | 1.2% |
| Crown Point Elementary School | 490 | 594 | 21.2% |
| Smithfield Elementary School | 545 | 585 | 7.3% |
| Merry Oaks International Academy | 578 | 582 | 0.7% |
| Cornelius Elementary School | 557 | 578 | 3.8% |
| Nations Ford Elementary School | 661 | 577 | -12.7% |
| Unity Classical Charter | 345 | 576 | 67% |
| Thomasboro Academy | 584 | 572 | -2.1% |
| Northeast Middle School | 570 | 571 | 0.2% |
| Lansdowne Elementary School | 477 | 566 | 18.7% |
| Oakhurst STEAM Academy | 531 | 559 | 5.3% |
| New Southeast Elementary Relief School | - | 553 | - |
| Mallard Creek Elementary School | 515 | 535 | 3.9% |
| Devonshire Elementary School | 539 | 534 | -0.9% |
| Hornets Nest Elementary School | 533 | 533 | 0% |
| Pinewood Elementary School | 494 | 527 | 6.7% |
| McAlpine Elementary School | - | 526 | - |
| River Oaks Academy | 486 | 525 | 8% |
| Piney Grove Elementary School | 724 | 507 | -30% |
| Oaklawn Language Academy | 533 | 507 | -4.9% |
| Lake Wylie Elementary School | 528 | 506 | -4.2% |
| Pioneer Springs Community School | 430 | 504 | 17.2% |
| McKee Road Elementary School | 527 | 503 | -4.6% |
| Sedgefield Middle School | 498 | 500 | 0.4% |
| Hickory Grove Elementary School | 514 | 498 | -3.1% |
| First Ward Creative Arts Academy | 528 | 495 | -6.3% |
| Montclaire Elementary School | 522 | 495 | -5.2% |
| Rama Road Elementary School | 463 | 488 | 5.4% |
| Greenway Park Elementary School | 475 | 488 | 2.7% |
| Charles H. Parker Academic Center | 469 | 486 | 3.6% |
| Grand Oak Elementary School | 462 | 481 | 4.1% |
| Long Creek Elementary School | 503 | 473 | -6% |
| Oakdale Elementary School | 459 | 465 | 1.3% |
| Telra Institute | 236 | 461 | 95.3% |
| Shamrock Gardens Elementary School | 410 | 457 | 11.5% |
| Steele Creek Elementary School | 494 | 456 | -7.7% |
| Highland Creek Elementary School | 423 | 454 | 7.3% |
| Clear Creek Elementary School | 427 | 449 | 5.2% |
| Statesville Road Elementary School | 447 | 442 | -1.1% |
| Park Road Montessori | 431 | 433 | 0.5% |
| Starmount Academy of Excellen | 423 | 426 | 0.7% |
| Westerly Hills Academy | 378 | 423 | 11.9% |
| Windsor Park Elementary School | 455 | 418 | -8.1% |
| Steele Creek Preparatory Academy | 462 | 417 | -9.7% |
| Elizabeth Traditional Elementary School | 449 | 415 | -7.6% |
| Berryhill School | 410 | 410 | 0% |
| Irwin Academic Center | 382 | 397 | 3.9% |
| Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy | 393 | 390 | -0.8% |
| Movement School Eastland | 261 | 380 | 45.6% |
| Wilson STEM Academy | 432 | 370 | -14.4% |
| Williams Secondary Montessori | 366 | 363 | -0.8% |
| Croft Community School | 361 | 352 | -2.5% |
| Highland Renaissance Academy | 340 | 345 | 1.5% |
| Eastover Elementary School | 354 | 344 | -2.8% |
| Billingsville Elementary School | 324 | 339 | 4.6% |
| Dilworth Elementary Sedgefield Campus | 310 | 337 | 8.7% |
| Parkside Elementary School | 332 | 331 | -0.3% |
| Turning Point Academy | 200 | 325 | 62.5% |
| Vaughan Academy of Technology | 339 | 324 | -4.4% |
| Walter G. Byers School | 361 | 323 | -10.5% |
| Bruns Avenue Elementary School | 296 | 316 | 6.8% |
| Ashley Park PreK-8 School | 328 | 314 | -4.3% |
| Invest Collegiate Transform | 339 | 310 | -8.6% |
| Reid Park Academy | 341 | 302 | -11.4% |
| Char Eng Early College-UNCC | 296 | 296 | 0% |
| Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences | 287 | 286 | -0.3% |
| Dilworth Elementary School: Latta Campus | 263 | 286 | 8.7% |
| Eastside STREAM Academy | 261 | 281 | 7.7% |
| Stewart Creek High School | - | 273 | - |
| Druid Hills Academy | 291 | 262 | -10% |
| University Park Creative Arts | 334 | 260 | -22.2% |
| Highland Mill Montessori | 260 | 260 | 0% |
| Chantilly Montessori | 246 | 254 | 3.3% |
| United Community School | 248 | 236 | -4.8% |
| Allenbrook Elementary School | 222 | 235 | 5.9% |
| Lakeside Charter Academy | 206 | 225 | 9.2% |
| Levine Middle College High School | 224 | 219 | -2.2% |
| Metro School | 176 | 214 | 21.6% |
| Cato Middle College High School | 161 | 202 | 25.5% |
| Charlotte Teacher Early College | 201 | 201 | 0% |
| Merancas Middle College-CPCC | - | 200 | - |
| Trillium Springs Montessori | 181 | 183 | 1.1% |
| Charlotte Secondary School | 183 | 168 | -8.2% |
| Harper Middle College High | 158 | 164 | 3.8% |
| VERITAS Community School CFA | 143 | 160 | 11.9% |
| Military and Global Leadership | 173 | 153 | -11.6% |
| East Voyager Academy of Charlotte | 121 | 148 | 22.3% |
| Aristotle Preparatory Academy | 180 | 138 | -23.3% |
| Villa Heights Elementary School | 129 | 137 | 6.2% |
| Niner University Elementary School | 110 | 131 | 19.1% |
| Movement School Southwest | - | 119 | - |
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Academy | 72 | 80 | 11.1% |
| Performance Learning Center | 75 | 68 | -9.3% |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Mckee Road Elementary School• Steele Creek Elementary School• Alexander Graham Middle School• Huntersville Elementary School• River Gate Elementary School• Lake Wylie Elementary School• Greenway Park Elementary School• Reedy Creek Elementary School• Billingsville Elementary School• Oaklawn Language Academy• Sedgefield Middle School• Clear Creek Elementary School• Pinewood Elementary School• South Charlotte Middle School• Hopewell High School• Paw Creek Elementary School• Community House Middle School• Mint Hill Middle School• Bailey Middle School• University Meadows Elementary School• Francis Bradley Middle School• Charlotte Secondary School• Idlewild Elementary School• Devonshire Elementary School• Whitewater Middle School• Eastover Elementary School• University Park Creative Arts• Myers Park High School• West Mecklenburg High School• Winget Park Elementary School• Cornelius Elementary School• Endhaven Elementary School• Independence High School• Hickory Grove Elementary School• Garinger High School• Highland Mill Montessori• Mallard Creek High School• Julius L. Chambers High School• Olde Providence Elementary School• Eastway Middle School• Northwest School of the Arts• Northeast Middle School• Bain Elementary School• Providence Spring Elementary School• Joseph W. Grier Academy• Albemarle Road Elementary School• Jv Washam Elementary School• Lansdowne Elementary School• Olympic High School• Nations Ford Elementary School• Northridge Middle School• Torrence Creek Elementary School• Berewick Elementary School• Randolph Middle School• Hawk Ridge Elementary School• Sharon Elementary School• Lake Norman Charter High School• Sugar Creek Charter• Crown Point Elementary School• Tuckaseegee Elementary School• Niner University Elementary School• Florida Department of Education• West Charlotte High School• Winterfield Elementary School• Pineville Elementary School• Mcclintock Middle School• Providence High School• Matthews Elementary School• Allenbrook Elementary School• Hornets Nest Elementary School• Highland Creek Elementary School• Villa Heights Elementary School• Newell Elementary School• Smithfield Elementary School• William Amos Hough High School• James Martin Middle School• Windsor Park Elementary School• River Oaks Academy• Harding University High School• Piney Grove Elementary School• Rama Road Elementary School• Ardrey Kell High School• Park Road Montessori• Stoney Creek Elementary School• Mcalpine Elementary School• Montclaire Elementary School• Albemarle Road Middle School• Elizabeth Lane Elementary School• Rocky River High School• Long Creek Elementary School• Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences• Southwest Middle School• Selwyn Elementary School• Polo Ridge Elementary School• South Mecklenburg High School• Ridge Road Middle School• Hidden Valley Elementary School• Quail Hollow Middle School• North Mecklenburg High School• Bruns Avenue Elementary School• Sterling Elementary School• Ranson Middle School• Jay M. Robinson Middle School• Chantilly Montessori• Elon Park Elementary School• David Cox Road Elementary School• Highland Renaissance Academy• Crestdale Middle School
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