Charlotte Secondary School operates 1 public schools serving 175 students, placing it among the smaller districts in North Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 other schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. Aggregated across those campuses, enrollment totals 157 pupils using the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is geographically located in Mecklenburg County County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,994 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, which aggregates every revenue and spending line reported under federal accounting standards. The funding mix is 21.7% local, 61.5% state, and 16.8% federal — a breakdown that matters because districts leaning heavily on local revenue are more exposed to property-tax swings, while higher federal shares typically track Title I concentration.
a 157:1 student-counselor ratio that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 36.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 38.9% African American, 33.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.0% White across the district's schools.
Charlotte Secondary accounts for 100.0% of all Charlotte Secondary School student enrollment
That concentration — well above the 8.4% national median for largest-entity share — means Charlotte Secondary School-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: other. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Charlotte Secondary School student-counselor ratio is 157:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment — districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Charlotte Secondary School chronic absenteeism rate is 36.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason — illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in Charlotte Secondary School?
Charlotte Secondary School has 1 schools, including 1 other. Total enrollment is 175 students.
How much does Charlotte Secondary School spend per student?
Charlotte Secondary School spends $15,994 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Charlotte Secondary School?
Charlotte Secondary School students are 38.9% African American, 33.8% Hispanic or Latino, 14.0% White, averaged across 1 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.