South Mecklenburg High School

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

South Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, North Carolina enrolled 2,534 students in 2024-25 with 142.4 full-time teachers, 17.8 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 79% (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 24% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 17%

3,344 students in 2022-23, 3,244 students in 2023-24, 2,534 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 170.6 to 142.4.

Students enrolled at South Mecklenburg High School by school year2022-23: 3,344, 2023-24: 3,244, 2024-25: 2,53401k2k3k4k2022-233,3442023-243,2442024-252,534
Students enrolled at South Mecklenburg High School by school year2022-23: 3,344, 2023-24: 3,244, 2024-25: 2,53401k2k3k4k2022-233,3442023-243,2442024-252,534
Students enrolled at South Mecklenburg High School by school year2022-23: 3,344, 2023-24: 3,244, 2024-25: 2,53401k2k3k4k2022-233,3442023-243,2442024-252,534
Students enrolled at South Mecklenburg High School by school year2022-23: 3,344, 2023-24: 3,244, 2024-25: 2,53401k2k3k4k2022-233,3442023-243,2442024-252,534
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233,344170.619.6
2023-243,244180.618.0
2024-252,534142.417.8

17.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 57 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 17.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 17.8state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 17.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 17.8state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 17.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 17.8state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 17.8; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 17.8state 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).

28 AP courses and one counselor per 365 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Mecklenburg High School enrolled 3,285 students and had 9.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 197 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses28
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)9.0, one per 365 of the 3,285 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions197
  • Chronically absent32.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

42.3% of students were Hispanic, 31.7% White, 20.6% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic42.3%
  2. White31.7%
  3. Black20.6%
  4. Two or more races2.8%
  5. Asian2.5%
  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

79% of the 885 students in South Mecklenburg 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 rate79%83%86.5%
Students in the class88511,654120,822

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; South Mecklenburg High School is number 3 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%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about South Mecklenburg High School

  1. Harper Middle College HighThe nearest public high school, 2.5 miles away: 125 students, 26.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  2. Performance Learning CenterThe next nearest public high school, 3.9 miles away: 278 students, 27.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
  3. Compare South Mecklenburg High School with Harper Middle College HighStudents, 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 CarolinaSouth Mecklenburg High School is the number 6 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#6 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher17.8 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.17.8:1
  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 South Mecklenburg High School

  1. How many students attend South Mecklenburg High School?
    2,534 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 3,344 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Charlotte, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at South Mecklenburg High School?
    17.8 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 South Mecklenburg High School a Title I school?
    South Mecklenburg 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 South Mecklenburg High School?
    79% of the 885 students in South Mecklenburg 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 South Mecklenburg High School in?
    Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, NCES district ID 3702970. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370297001274 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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