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Cabarrus County Schools, North Carolina

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Cabarrus County Schools
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Concord, North Carolina
District details
Superintendent: John Kopicki
# of school board members: 7
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Cabarrus County Schools is a school district in North Carolina.

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Superintendent

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John Kopicki is the superintendent of Cabarrus County Schools. Kopicki was sworn in as the district's superintendent on August 16, 2021. Kopicki's previous career experience includes serving as the superintendent of the Central Bucks School District in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.[1]

School board

The Cabarrus County Schools school board consists of seven members elected at-large to four-year terms.[2]

Elections

See also: Cabarrus County Schools, North Carolina, elections

Members of the Cabarrus County Schools school board are elected to four-year terms. Three or four seats are up for election on a staggered basis in even-numbered years.

Four seats on the board were up for general election on November 5, 2024.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Cabarrus County Schools school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[3]

District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $60,411,000 $1,800 14%
Local: $126,399,000 $3,766 30%
State: $231,528,000 $6,899 55%
Total: $418,338,000 $12,465
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $413,040,000 $12,306
Total Current Expenditures: $363,515,000 $10,831
Instructional Expenditures: $228,812,000 $6,817 55%
Student and Staff Support: $26,980,000 $803 7%
Administration: $42,215,000 $1,257 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $65,508,000 $1,951 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $35,943,000 $1,070
Construction: $28,423,000 $846
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,543,000 $105
Interest on Debt: $7,825,000 $233


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[5] $46,330 $77,133
2020-2021[6][7] $35,000 $57,200

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[8]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 54 88 35 37 70-79 50 65
2018-2019 50 84 32 34 55-59 47 60
2017-2018 46 77 30 31 50-54 46 54
2016-2017 51 86 32 33 55-59 46 61
2015-2016 50 84 31 32 50-54 48 59
2014-2015 48 82 29 30 30-34 43 57
2013-2014 47 78 29 28 45-49 44 55
2012-2013 47 79 27 30 40-44 43 56
2011-2012 84 97 71 72 80-84 83 90
2010-2011 84 94 71 73 80-84 83 89

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 55 82 42 38 50-59 51 64
2018-2019 52 79 38 33 50-54 51 61
2017-2018 49 73 34 30 55-59 48 60
2016-2017 50 78 33 31 50-54 45 60
2015-2016 50 75 35 30 50-54 48 60
2014-2015 51 76 35 31 40-44 50 61
2013-2014 50 71 34 28 40-44 48 59
2012-2013 50 67 33 28 45-49 47 60
2011-2012 76 87 62 56 80-84 76 84
2010-2011 74 83 61 54 80-84 72 81

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 91 >=95 89 86 >=80 90-94 94
2018-2019 89 >=95 89 81 >=50 80-84 92
2017-2018 89 90-94 88 80 >=80 85-89 92
2016-2017 90 >=90 90 82 >=50 80-84 92
2015-2016 90 >=95 89 75-79 >=50 85-89 92
2014-2015 90 >=90 86 80-84 >=50 90-94 93
2013-2014 88 >=90 85 80-84 >=50 90-94 90
2012-2013 87 >=90 84 75-79 PS 80-89 89
2011-2012 86 >=90 83 75-79 PS 80-89 89
2010-2011 84 >=90 77 70-74 >=50 80-89 88


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 35,021 0.6
2022-2023 34,810 3.6
2021-2022 33,562 2.2
2020-2021 32,810 -2.6
2019-2020 33,658 1.7
2018-2019 33,089 1.5
2017-2018 32,584 1.9
2016-2017 31,979 1.8
2015-2016 31,408 1.8
2014-2015 30,830 2.4
2013-2014 30,088 -1.1
2012-2013 30,418 2.2
2011-2012 29,747 2.6
2010-2011 28,980 2.5
2009-2010 28,242 0.8
2008-2009 28,015 3.3
2007-2008 27,096 4.0
2006-2007 26,015 8.0
2005-2006 23,946 6.1
2004-2005 22,477 2.7
2003-2004 21,860 4.2
2002-2003 20,939 3.6
2001-2002 20,183 5.3
2000-2001 19,115 3.3
1999-2000 18,486 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Cabarrus County Schools (%) North Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 12.2 4.2
Black 22.9 24.5
Hispanic 19.5 21.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 5.6 6.0
White 39.4 43.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Cabarrus County Schools had 2,161.79 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.2.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 32.00
Kindergarten: 155.96
Elementary: 1,314.14
Secondary: 657.36
Total: 2,161.79

Cabarrus County Schools employed 32.50 district administrators and 138.21 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 32.50
District Administrative Support: 95.45
School Administrators: 138.21
School Administrative Support: 196.70
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 434.60
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 9.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 101.89
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 40.28
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 56.10
Librarians/Media Specialists: 33.03
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 257.40
Other Support Services: 828.07


Schools

Cabarrus County Schools operates 44 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
A T Allen Elementary650KG-5
Bethel Elementary604PK-5
Beverly Hills Elementary304KG-5
Cabarrus Co Opportunity School436-12
Cabarrus County Schools Virtual Academy175KG-12
Cabarrus Early College Of Technology232
Cabarrus Health Sciences Institute1129-10
Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early Coll236
Carl A Furr Elementary818KG-5
C C Griffin Middle9636-8
Central Cabarrus High1,3239-12
Charles E Boger Elementary887PK-5
Coltrane-Webb Elementary354KG-5
Concord High1,0039-12
Concord Middle5926-8
Cox Mill Elementary1,109KG-5
Cox Mill High School1,7579-12
Harold E. Winkler Middle9236-8
Harrisburg Elementary847PK-5
Harris Road Middle1,1676-8
Hickory Ridge Elementary1,073KG-5
Hickory Ridge High1,6739-12
Hickory Ridge Middle9946-8
Jay M Robinson High1,1769-12
J N Fries Magnet School7276-8
Mount Pleasant Elementary701KG-5
Mount Pleasant High8969-12
Mount Pleasant Middle6576-8
Northwest Cabarrus High1,1689-12
Northwest Cabarrus Middle8176-8
Patriots Elementary790KG-5
Performance Learning Center756-12
Pitts School Road Elementary870KG-5
R Brown Mcallister Elementary391KG-5
Roberta Road Middle1,0376-8
Rocky River Elementary730PK-5
Royal Oaks Elementary598KG-8
Weddington Hills Elementary971KG-5
West Cabarrus High1,8639-12
Winecoff Elementary759PK-5
W M Irvin Elementary620PK-5
Wolf Meadow Elementary528KG-5
W R Odell Elementary9273-5
W R Odell Primary881KG-2

Contact information

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Cabarrus County Schools
4401 Old Airport Road
Concord, NC 28025
Phone: 704-260-5600


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cabarrus County Schools, "Dr. John Kopicki," accessed February 23, 2023
  2. ↑ Cabarrus County Schools, "Policy Code: 2110 Board Member Elections," accessed February 22, 2023
  3. ↑ Cabarrus County Schools, "Policy Code: 2310 Public Participation at Board Meetings," accessed February 22, 2023
  4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
  5. ↑ Cabarrus County Schools, "HR Documents," accessed April 17, 2025
  6. ↑ [https://www.dpi.nc.gov/media/8596/download NC Department of Public Instruction, "Fiscal Year 2020 - 2021 North Carolina Public School Salary Schedules," accessed February 23, 2023]
  7. ↑ Cabarrus County Schools, "Teacher," accessed February 23, 2023
  8. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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