Commonwealth High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Commonwealth High in Charlotte, North Carolina enrolled 377 students in 2024-25 with 11.7 full-time teachers, 32.2 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 15% (North Carolina: 86.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 56% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 67%

241 students in 2022-23, 315 students in 2023-24, 377 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 7.0 to 11.7.

Students enrolled at Commonwealth High by school year2022-23: 241, 2023-24: 315, 2024-25: 37701002003004002022-232412023-243152024-25377
Students enrolled at Commonwealth High by school year2022-23: 241, 2023-24: 315, 2024-25: 37701002003004002022-232412023-243152024-25377
Students enrolled at Commonwealth High by school year2022-23: 241, 2023-24: 315, 2024-25: 37701002003004002022-232412023-243152024-25377
Students enrolled at Commonwealth High by school year2022-23: 241, 2023-24: 315, 2024-25: 37701002003004002022-232412023-243152024-25377
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232417.034.4
2023-243157.045.0
2024-2537711.732.2

32.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 North Carolina high schools

Among the 588 North Carolina high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Commonwealth High 32.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherCommonwealth High 32.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Commonwealth High 32.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherCommonwealth High 32.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Commonwealth High 32.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherCommonwealth High 32.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Commonwealth High 32.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherCommonwealth High 32.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Commonwealth High enrolled 180 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

44.0% of students were Black, 41.9% Hispanic, 8.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black44.0%
  2. Hispanic41.9%
  3. Two or more races8.0%
  4. White5.8%
  5. Asian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

15% of the 286 students in Commonwealth High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Four-year graduation rate15%15%86.5%
Students in the class286286120,822

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Charlotte

30 public high schools in Charlotte report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Myers Park High School3,22520.933.1%
Ardrey Kell High School3,03620.813.8%
South Mecklenburg High School2,53417.844.0%
East Mecklenburg High School2,42218.599.9%
Palisades High School2,33221.448.5%
Julius L. Chambers High School2,22518.999.9%
Providence High School2,16720.614.1%
Mallard Creek High School2,06819.099.9%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Commonwealth High

  1. East Mecklenburg High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.3 miles away: 2,422 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  2. Garinger High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.6 miles away: 1,877 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare Commonwealth High with East Mecklenburg High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Commonwealth High School spends per student$16,614 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,614
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaCommonwealth High is the number 377 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#377 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher32.2 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.32.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Commonwealth High

  1. How many students attend Commonwealth High?
    377 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 241 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Charlotte, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Commonwealth High?
    32.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Commonwealth High a Title I school?
    Commonwealth High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What is the graduation rate at Commonwealth High?
    15% of the 286 students in Commonwealth High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Commonwealth High in?
    Commonwealth High School, NCES district ID 3700382. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370038203336 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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