Merancas Middle College-CPCC

Public high school, grades 11 to 13 · Huntersville, North Carolina

Merancas Middle College-CPCC in Huntersville, North Carolina enrolled 176 students in 2024-25 with 5.0 full-time teachers, 35.2 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 90% or more (North Carolina: 86.5%).

Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 25%

202 students in 2022-23, 190 students in 2023-24, 176 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.0 to 5.0.

Students enrolled at Merancas Middle College-CPCC by school year2022-23: 202, 2023-24: 190, 2024-25: 17601002003002022-232022023-241902024-25176
Students enrolled at Merancas Middle College-CPCC by school year2022-23: 202, 2023-24: 190, 2024-25: 17601002003002022-232022023-241902024-25176
Students enrolled at Merancas Middle College-CPCC by school year2022-23: 202, 2023-24: 190, 2024-25: 17601002003002022-232022023-241902024-25176
Students enrolled at Merancas Middle College-CPCC by school year2022-23: 202, 2023-24: 190, 2024-25: 17601002003002022-232022023-241902024-25176
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232024.050.5
2023-241904.047.5
2024-251765.035.2

35.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 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 35.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 35.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 35.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 35.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 35.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 35.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 35.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 35.2state 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).

7 AP courses and one counselor per 173 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Merancas Middle College-CPCC enrolled 173 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses7
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 173 of the 173 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent0.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.2% of students were Black, 19.9% White, 14.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black47.2%
  2. White19.9%
  3. Hispanic14.2%
  4. Asian13.1%
  5. Two or more races5.1%
  6. American Indian0.6%

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

90% or more of the 51 students in Merancas Middle College-CPCC'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 rate90% or more83%86.5%
Students in the class5111,654120,822

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 Huntersville

3 public high schools in Huntersville report 2024-25 enrollment; Merancas Middle College-CPCC is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
North Mecklenburg High School1,85416.999.8%
Hopewell High School1,85119.199.8%
Merancas Middle College-CPCC17635.228.4%

All public schools in Huntersville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Merancas Middle College-CPCC

  1. North Mecklenburg High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 1,854 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Hopewell High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 4.1 miles away: 1,851 students, 19.1 per teacher (2024-25).4.1 mi
  3. Compare Merancas Middle College-CPCC with North Mecklenburg High SchoolStudents, 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 CarolinaMerancas Middle College-CPCC is the number 489 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#489 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher35.2 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.35.2:1
  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 Merancas Middle College-CPCC

  1. How many students attend Merancas Middle College-CPCC?
    176 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 202 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Huntersville, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Merancas Middle College-CPCC?
    35.2 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 Merancas Middle College-CPCC a Title I school?
    Merancas Middle College-CPCC 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 Merancas Middle College-CPCC?
    90% or more of the 51 students in Merancas Middle College-CPCC'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 Merancas Middle College-CPCC in?
    Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, NCES district ID 3702970. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370297003421 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