Williams Secondary Montessori

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Charlotte, North Carolina

Williams Secondary Montessori in Charlotte, North Carolina enrolled 401 students in 2024-25 with 27.5 full-time teachers, 14.6 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). On the state tests, 60-64% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (North Carolina: 86.5%).

Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 20%

373 students in 2022-23, 362 students in 2023-24, 401 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.9 to 27.5.

Students enrolled at Williams Secondary Montessori by school year2022-23: 373, 2023-24: 362, 2024-25: 40102004006002022-233732023-243622024-25401
Students enrolled at Williams Secondary Montessori by school year2022-23: 373, 2023-24: 362, 2024-25: 40102004006002022-233732023-243622024-25401
Students enrolled at Williams Secondary Montessori by school year2022-23: 373, 2023-24: 362, 2024-25: 40102004006002022-233732023-243622024-25401
Students enrolled at Williams Secondary Montessori by school year2022-23: 373, 2023-24: 362, 2024-25: 40102004006002022-233732023-243622024-25401
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2337322.916.3
2023-2436228.012.9
2024-2540127.514.6

14.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 82 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 14.6; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 14.6; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 14.6; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 14.6; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 14.6state 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).

11 AP courses and one counselor per 183 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Williams Secondary Montessori enrolled 366 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses11
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 183 of the 366 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions11
  • Chronically absent5.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

59.4% of students were White, 21.7% Black, 11.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White59.4%
  2. Black21.7%
  3. Hispanic11.0%
  4. Asian4.5%
  5. Two or more races3.2%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

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.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Williams Secondary Montessori scored proficient or above: 60-64% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Math60‑64%50%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80% or more of the 30 students in Williams Secondary Montessori'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 rate80% or more83%86.5%
Students in the class3011,654120,822

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.

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 Williams Secondary Montessori

  1. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 619 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. West Charlotte High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 2,008 students, 19.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Williams Secondary Montessori with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual 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 CarolinaWilliams Secondary Montessori is the number 370 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#370 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.14.6:1
  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 Williams Secondary Montessori

  1. How many students attend Williams Secondary Montessori?
    401 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 373 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Charlotte, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Williams Secondary Montessori?
    14.6 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 Williams Secondary Montessori a Title I school?
    Williams Secondary Montessori was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Williams Secondary Montessori do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Williams Secondary Montessori scored proficient or above: 60-64% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Williams Secondary Montessori?
    80% or more of the 30 students in Williams Secondary Montessori'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.
  6. What district is Williams Secondary Montessori in?
    Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, NCES district ID 3702970. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370297003416 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 state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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