Mallard Creek High School

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

Mallard Creek High School in Charlotte, North Carolina enrolled 2,068 students in 2024-25 with 108.6 full-time teachers, 19.0 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85% (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 fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

2,185 students in 2022-23, 2,099 students in 2023-24, 2,068 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 106.3 to 108.6.

Students enrolled at Mallard Creek High School by school year2022-23: 2,185, 2023-24: 2,099, 2024-25: 2,06801k2k3k2022-232,1852023-242,0992024-252,068
Students enrolled at Mallard Creek High School by school year2022-23: 2,185, 2023-24: 2,099, 2024-25: 2,06801k2k3k2022-232,1852023-242,0992024-252,068
Students enrolled at Mallard Creek High School by school year2022-23: 2,185, 2023-24: 2,099, 2024-25: 2,06801k2k3k2022-232,1852023-242,0992024-252,068
Students enrolled at Mallard Creek High School by school year2022-23: 2,185, 2023-24: 2,099, 2024-25: 2,06801k2k3k2022-232,1852023-242,0992024-252,068
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,185106.320.6
2023-242,099113.218.6
2024-252,068108.619.0

19.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 56 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; This school 19.0; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 19.0state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 19.0; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 19.0state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 19.0; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 19.0state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 19.0; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 19.0state 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).

24 AP courses and one counselor per 265 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mallard Creek High School enrolled 2,278 students and had 8.6 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 250 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses24
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)8.6, one per 265 of the 2,278 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions250
  • Chronically absent26.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

69.3% of students were Black, 15.1% Hispanic, 7.4% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black69.3%
  2. Hispanic15.1%
  3. White7.4%
  4. Two or more races4.7%
  5. Asian3.3%
  6. American Indian0.1%

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

85% of the 589 students in Mallard Creek High School'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 rate85%83%86.5%
Students in the class58911,654120,822

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; Mallard Creek High School is number 8 by size.

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%

All public schools in Charlotte →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Mallard Creek High School

  1. Char Eng Early College-UNCCThe nearest public high school, 4.2 miles away: 313 students, 19.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
  2. Charlotte Teacher Early CollegeThe next nearest public high school, 4.2 miles away: 192 students, 36.2 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
  3. Compare Mallard Creek High School with Char Eng Early College-UNCCStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools spends per student$12,198 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,198
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaMallard Creek High School is the number 29 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#29 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher19.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.19.0:1
  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 Mallard Creek High School

  1. How many students attend Mallard Creek High School?
    2,068 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,185 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Charlotte, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Mallard Creek High School?
    19.0 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 Mallard Creek High School a Title I school?
    Mallard Creek High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What is the graduation rate at Mallard Creek High School?
    85% of the 589 students in Mallard Creek High School'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 Mallard Creek High School in?
    Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, NCES district ID 3702970. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370297002811 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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