Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 鈥� Mecklenburg County, NC

Key statistics

147,299

Students enrolled

186

Public schools

8,917

Classroom teachers (FTE)

16.5:1

Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

Pre-K 5,600
Kindergarten 10,013
Grade 1 10,664
Grade 2 10,762
Grade 3 11,152
Grade 4 10,517
Grade 5 10,715
Grade 6 10,561
Grade 7 10,563
Grade 8 10,657
Grade 9 13,266
Grade 10 12,193
Grade 11 10,319
Grade 12 10,106
Grade 13 211

By race/ethnicity

Black or African American 34%
Hispanic/Latino 31%
White 23%
Asian 7%
Two or more races 4%
American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 101,813 of 145,014 students in the district's schools

Free lunch 69%
Reduced-price lunch <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$13,065 spent per student on day-to-day operations North Carolina median: $12,409 per student

Spending per student

Instruction $8,334
Support services $4,190
Other (food service, etc.) $541

Where the money comes from

Local 34%
State 49%
Federal 18%

Total revenue $2.1 billiontotal spending $2.5 billion

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 13

Locale (NCES)

City: LargeStudents: 74% city, 22% suburb, 4% rural

Total staff (FTE)

17,310

District office

Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, Charlotte NC 28208

Phone

(980) 343-6270

County

Mecklenburg County

Official website

NCES District ID

3702970

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About Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

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Mission:The mission of CMS is to maximize academic achievement by every student in every school.Vision:Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools provides all students the best education available anywhere, preparing every child to lead a rich and productive life.Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) is located in the Charlotte, North Carolina region and provides academic instruction, rigor and support each school day to more than 141,100 students in kindergarten through 12th grade in 159 schools throughout the cities and towns of Mecklenburg County. CMS believes setting high standards for all students creates a greater opportunity for future success 鈥� in our communities, within the region and across our diverse and global society. Each day, CMS students are prepared to be leaders in a technologically savvy and globally competitive world.

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