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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, North Carolina

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
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Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
District details
Superintendent: Crystal L. Hill
# of school board members: 9
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is a school district in North Carolina.

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Superintendent

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Crystal L. Hill is the superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Hill was appointed interim superintendent in January 2023 and as full superintendent in May 2023. Hill's previous career experience includes working in the district as the chief of staff.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Earnest Winston was the superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools from August 2, 2019 until 2022. Winston's previous career experience includes working as a local newspaper reporter, an English teacher, and the district's external communications supervisor.[2]
  • Clayton Wilcox was the superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools from 2017 to 2019. Wilcox's previous career experience included working as the superintendent of Washington County Public Schools in Maryland.[3]
  • Ann Clark was the superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools from 2015 to 2017. Clark's previous career experience included working in the district as a teacher, principal, and assistant principal.[4][5]

School board

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education consists of nine members elected to four-year terms. Three members are elected at large and six members are elected by district.[6]


Office Name Date assumed office
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education At-large Liz Monterrey Duvall December 12, 2023
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education At-large Lenora Shipp December 10, 2019
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education At-large Monty Witherspoon December 12, 2023
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education District 1 Melissa Easley December 13, 2022
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education District 2 Thelma Byers-Bailey 2013
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education District 3 Gregory Rankin December 13, 2022
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education District 4 Stephanie Sneed December 13, 2022
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education District 5 Lisa Cline December 13, 2022
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education District 6 Summer Nunn December 13, 2022


Elections

See also: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, North Carolina, elections

Members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board of education are elected to four-year terms. Elections are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of odd-numbered years.

Six seats on the board are up for general election on November 4, 2025.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[7]

“ Public Participation in Board Meetings
  1. Requests from the Public:
    1. At least once per month at a regular board meeting, the Board will afford members of the public an opportunity to address the Board.
    2. To be eligible to speak, speakers must register with the Board Clerk using one of the following methods:
      1. By telephone, no later than 12:00 pm on the day of the meeting;
      2. By email no later than 12:00 pm on the day of the meeting; or
      3. In-person at the meeting, no later than fifteen (15) minutes prior to the announced starting time of the meeting.
    3. Speakers will have up to three (3) minutes to address the Board. The actual time afforded to each speaker may be reduced by the Board Chair based on number of speakers or the length of the Board’s agenda.
    4. Speakers may address any topic of their choice, provided that personal or individual matters may not be discusse[d]
    5. No personal or individual matters may be discussed.
    6. No personal attacks on any individual are permitted.
    7. No profane or similarly inappropriate language is permitted to be used.
  2. Public Hearings
    1. Public hearings are designated opportunities set aside by the Board to hear from members of the public about a specific topic (e.g. – a new Board policy).
    2. To be eligible to speak at a public hearing, speakers must register with the Board Clerk either by telephone, email, or at a meeting at least fifteen (15) minutes prior to the announced starting time of the meeting.
    3. Speakers will have up to three (3) minutes to address the Board. The actual time afforded to each speaker may be reduced by the Board Chair based on number of speakers or the length of the Board’s agenda.
    4. Speakers may only address the specific topic for which the public hearing has been calle[d]
    5. No personal or individual matters may be discussed.
    6. No personal attacks on any individual are permitted.
    7. No profane or similarly inappropriate language is permitted to be used.[8]
 ”


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.[9]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $296,769,000 $2,072 16%
Local: $612,593,000 $4,277 32%
State: $990,972,000 $6,918 52%
Total: $1,900,334,000 $13,266
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $2,291,506,000 $15,997
Total Current Expenditures: $1,697,879,000 $11,853
Instructional Expenditures: $1,100,577,000 $7,683 48%
Student and Staff Support: $142,280,000 $993 6%
Administration: $156,028,000 $1,089 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $298,994,000 $2,087 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $535,715,000 $3,739
Construction: $501,234,000 $3,499
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $9,469,000 $66
Interest on Debt: $37,250,000 $260


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[10] $48,637 $105,682
2023-2024[11] $39,000 $103,649
2019-2020[12][13] $41,276 $73,556

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.[14]

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 42 73 25 28 35-39 47 74
2018-2019 48 76 31 38 40-44 55 75
2017-2018 47 70 32 41 45-49 49 69
2016-2017 53 78 35 43 40-44 59 79
2015-2016 52 76 35 43 40-44 58 79
2014-2015 49 71 31 39 40 55 76
2013-2014 47 71 29 39 38 52 73
2012-2013 46 69 27 36 37 51 72
2011-2012 83 91 73 80 81 88 95
2010-2011 82 91 72 79 78 88 95

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 46 70 34 31 55-59 54 74
2018-2019 45 65 31 31 35-39 54 73
2017-2018 46 64 32 31 40-44 54 73
2016-2017 47 66 32 32 35-39 54 75
2015-2016 48 66 34 34 45 56 76
2014-2015 47 62 32 32 45 54 75
2013-2014 47 60 32 32 44 54 73
2012-2013 47 59 32 32 41 52 73
2011-2012 73 79 62 63 74 81 91
2010-2011 71 77 59 60 66 79 90

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 86 93 85 74 70-79 89 94
2018-2019 85 93 85 74 >=80 90 92
2017-2018 85 90 85 74 80-89 88 93
2016-2017 89 93 90 79 >=90 85-89 95
2015-2016 90 94 90 80 70-79 85-89 95
2014-2015 88 92 87 80 >=90 90-94 94
2013-2014 85 87 83 74 80-89 85-89 93
2012-2013 81 87 77 71 70-79 80-84 91
2011-2012 76 83 71 66 60-69 75-79 87
2010-2011 74 84 67 58 70-79 70-74 87


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 144,116 -0.1
2022-2023 144,197 0.7
2021-2022 143,244 0.4
2020-2021 142,733 -5.0
2019-2020 149,845 1.5
2018-2019 147,638 0.0
2017-2018 147,631 0.1
2016-2017 147,428 0.8
2015-2016 146,211 0.4
2014-2015 145,636 1.8
2013-2014 142,991 -1.0
2012-2013 144,478 1.9
2011-2012 141,728 4.1
2010-2011 135,954 -0.7
2009-2010 136,969 1.4
2008-2009 135,064 2.9
2007-2008 131,176 1.8
2006-2007 128,789 3.7
2005-2006 124,005 4.2
2004-2005 118,765 4.0
2003-2004 114,071 3.8
2002-2003 109,767 3.1
2001-2002 106,312 2.8
2000-2001 103,336 2.7
1999-2000 100,553 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (%) North Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 7.2 4.2
Black 34.6 24.5
Hispanic 30.6 21.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 3.8 6.0
White 23.6 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, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools had 9,030.51 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.96.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 238.50
Kindergarten: 594.41
Elementary: 5,433.97
Secondary: 2,637.59
Total: 9,030.51

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools employed 124.90 district administrators and 421.85 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 124.90
District Administrative Support: 581.92
School Administrators: 421.85
School Administrative Support: 557.71
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 1,673.48
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 41.30
Total Guidance Counselors: 470.49
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 212.38
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 239.11
Librarians/Media Specialists: 103.99
Library/Media Support: 26.51
Student Support Services: 1,328.60
Other Support Services: 3,938.58


Schools

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools operates 186 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Albemarle Road Elementary719KG-5
Albemarle Road Middle9346-8
Alexander Graham Middle1,2026-8
Allenbrook Elementary276PK-5
Ardrey Kell High School3,6059-12
Ashley Park Prek-8 School347PK-8
Bailey Middle1,3256-8
Bain Elementary754PK-5
Ballantyne Elementary989KG-5
Ballantyne Ridge High School0
Barnette Elementary817PK-5
Berewick Elementary771PK-5
Berryhill School421PK-8
Beverly Woods Elementary649KG-5
Billingsville Elementary392KG-2
Blythe Elementary884PK-5
Briarwood Academy687PK-5
Bruns Avenue Elementary360PK-5
Butler High School1,8439-12
Carmel Middle1,0506-8
Cato Middle College High School194
Central Piedmont Early College178
Chantilly Montessori314PK-6
Char Eng Early College-Uncc316
Charles H. Parker Academic Center489KG-5
Charlotte East Language Academy625KG-8
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Academy78KG-12
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual School9125-12
Charlotte Teacher Early College198
Clear Creek Elementary443PK-5
Cochrane Collegiate Academy8516-12
Collinswood Language Academy839KG-8
Community House Middle1,4126-8
Cornelius Elementary556KG-5
Cotswold Elementary3263-5
Coulwood Stem Academy6096-8
Crestdale Middle9876-8
Croft Community School405PK-5
Crown Point Elementary647PK-5
David Cox Road Elementary678PK-5
Davidson K-8 School1,185KG-8
Devonshire Elementary563KG-5
Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus2993-5
Dilworth Elem Sedgefield Campus388PK-2
Druid Hills Academy237PK-8
East Mecklenburg High School2,3729-12
Eastover Elementary357KG-5
Eastway Middle8056-8
Elbert Edwin Waddell High School1149-10
Elizabeth Lane Elementary660KG-5
Elizabeth Traditional Elem428KG-5
Elon Park Elementary822KG-5
Elon Park Relief0
Endhaven Elementary756PK-5
Esperanza Global Academy349PK-4
First Ward Creative Arts Academy447KG-5
Francis Bradley Middle1,0676-8
Garinger High School1,8039-12
Gov'S Village Stem (Lower)807PK-4
Gov'S Village Stem (Upper)6715-8
Grand Oak Elementary526KG-5
Greenway Park Elementary544PK-5
Grove Park Elementary School542PK-4
Harding University High School1,2339-12
Harper Middle College High153
Hawk Ridge Elementary801PK-5
Hawthorne Academy Of Health Sciences2539-12
Hickory Grove Elementary597PK-5
Hidden Valley Elementary828PK-5
Highland Creek Elementary472KG-5
Highland Mill Montessori331PK-6
Highland Renaissance Academy403PK-5
Hopewell High School1,7749-12
Hornets Nest Elementary586PK-5
Huntersville Elementary893KG-5
Huntingtowne Farms Elementary829PK-5
Idlewild Elementary869PK-5
Independence High School2,0209-12
Irwin Academic Center381KG-5
James Martin Middle6916-8
Jay M. Robinson Middle1,3306-8
J. H. Gunn Elementary611KG-5
J. M. Alexander Middle8026-8
Joseph W Grier Academy593PK-5
Julius L. Chambers High School2,3169-12
J.V. Washam Elementary810KG-5
Kennedy Middle9536-8
Lake Wylie Elementary584PK-5
Lansdowne Elementary547KG-5
Lawrence Orr Elementary749PK-5
Lebanon Road Elementary535PK-5
Levine Middle College High Sch200
Lincoln Heights Montessori204PK-6
Long Creek Elementary498KG-5
Mallard Creek Elementary520KG-5
Mallard Creek High School2,0999-12
Marie G Davis School334KG-8
Martin Luther King Jr Middle8996-8
Matthews Elementary738KG-5
Mcalpine Elementary541PK-5
Mcclintock Middle1,0076-8
Mckee Road Elementary511KG-5
Merancas Middle College-Cpcc190
Merry Oaks International Academy632PK-5
Metro School238PK-12
Military And Global Leadership1169-12
Mint Hill Elementary School826KG-5
Mint Hill Middle8696-8
Montclaire Elementary509PK-5
Mountain Island Lake Academy802PK-8
Myers Park High School3,4309-12
Myers Park Traditional Elem669KG-5
Nations Ford Elementary608PK-5
Newell Elementary574KG-5
North Academy Of World Languages678KG-8
Northeast Middle5816-8
North Mecklenburg High School2,0619-12
Northridge Middle1,0466-8
Northwest School Of The Arts1,0086-12
Oakdale Elementary432KG-5
Oakhurst Steam Academy522KG-5
Oaklawn Language Academy516KG-8
Olde Providence Elementary694KG-5
Olympic High School1,5009-12
Palisades High School2,2419-12
Palisades Park Elementary929KG-5
Park Road Montessori506PK-6
Parkside Elementary378PK-5
Paw Creek Elementary737PK-5
Phillip O Berry Academy Of Technology1,5339-12
Piedmont Middle School1,1306-8
Pineville Elementary775KG-5
Pinewood Elementary576PK-5
Piney Grove Elementary474PK-5
Polo Ridge Elementary588KG-5
Providence High School2,1269-12
Providence Spring Elementary596KG-5
Quail Hollow Middle1,0746-8
Rama Road Elementary540PK-5
Randolph Middle1,1766-8
Ranson Middle7336-8
Rea Farms Steam Academy1,105KG-8
Reedy Creek Elementary881PK-5
Reid Park Academy342PK-5
Renaissance West Steam Academy679PK-8
Ridge Road Middle9056-8
River Gate Elementary721KG-5
River Oaks Academy570PK-5
Rocky River High School1,5359-12
Sedgefield Middle4846-8
Selwyn Elementary671KG-5
Shamrock Gardens Elementary520PK-5
Sharon Elementary704KG-5
Smithfield Elementary642PK-5
South Academy Of International Languages1,227KG-8
South Charlotte Middle8216-8
South Mecklenburg High School3,2449-12
South Pine Academy727PK-5
Southwest Middle School1,2876-8
Starmount Academy Of Excellence474PK-5
Statesville Road Elementary467PK-5
Steele Creek Elementary432KG-5
Sterling Elementary711PK-5
Stoney Creek Elementary732KG-5
Thomasboro Academy550KG-8
Torrence Creek Elementary674KG-5
Tuckaseegee Elementary561KG-5
Turning Point Academy1239-12
Turning Point Middle546-8
University Meadows Elementary750PK-5
University Park Creative Arts236KG-5
Vaughan Academy Of Technology316KG-5
Villa Heights Elementary151KG-5
Walter G. Byers School320PK-8
West Charlotte High School1,6749-12
Westerly Hills Academy469PK-5
West Mecklenburg High School1,2879-12
Whitewater Academy785PK-5
Whitewater Middle7256-8
William Amos Hough High2,5039-12
Williams Secondary Montessori3627-12
Wilson Stem Academy3746-8
Winding Springs Elementary770PK-5
Windsor Park Elementary459PK-5
Winget Park Elementary701PK-5
Winterfield Elementary459PK-5

Contact information

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Education Center
4421 Stuart Andrew Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28217
Phone: 980-343-3000


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Gardner-Webb University, "Dr. Crystal L. Hill, GWU Alumna, Named Superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools," May 22, 2023
  2. ↑ Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, "Superintendent," accessed April 27, 2021
  3. ↑ The Charlotte Observer, "Clayton Wilcox to resign as CMS superintendent after two years on job," July 19, 2019
  4. ↑ Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, "Ann Blakeney Clark," archived February 22, 2016
  5. ↑ Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, "Superintendent," archived April 7, 2016
  6. ↑ Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, "Board of Education" accessed April 27, 2021
  7. ↑ Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, "B. SCHOOL BOARD GOVERNANCE," last revised September 24, 2018
  8. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  9. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
  10. ↑ Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, "Human Resources/Salary Schedules," accessed April 21, 2024
  11. ↑ Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, "2023-2024 Certified Salary Schedules," accessed February 2, 2024
  12. ↑ Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, "2019-2020 Bachelor "A" Schedule Based on HB 377," accessed April 27, 2021
  13. ↑ Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, "2019-2020 Doctorate "D" Schedule Based on HB 377," accessed April 27, 2021
  14. ↑ 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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