Charlotte NC Schools--An Introduction
Charlotte NC Schools—An Introduction
“I’m moving to Charlotte NC.
Where are the very best schools?”
This is one of the first questions I’m asked by parents who are relocating to
Charlotte. Consider this article an introduction to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Schools (CMS). The information presented pertains only to CMS not the school
systems serving other counties in the Charlotte region. The source of
information is Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Schools and the facts are from the 2010-2011 school year.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is a big school system.
- CMS serves all of Mecklenburg County, including Charlotte and all of the
small towns within the county.
- CMS has 135,000 students enrolled in 178 schools.
- CMS is one of Mecklenburg County’s largest employers with over 16,000
employees. Teachers account for over 8500 of those employees.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools provides a variety of educational
programs.
- Most elementary schools have kindergarten through fifth grade although some
kindergarten through eighth grade schools were opened in 2010.
- Middle schools operate with grades six through eight. High schools house
grades nine through twelve.
- CMS has 40 magnet schools with eleven different magnet programs. Read more
about CMS
magnet schools here.
- CMS offers both Advanced Placement courses and the International
Baccalaureate program. Over 6000 students took AP exams in 2010-2011. 95 IB
Diplomas were conferred in 2010-2011.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg teachers have advanced education and
experience.
- Over 3000 of CMS teachers have advanced degrees.
- CMS has 1092 National Board-certified teachers.
- Average teacher experience in CMS is 11.2 years.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg graduates do well academically.
- Students earned over 2000 scholarships in 2010-2011. Academic and athletic
scholarships totaled $66.7 million.
- The average SAT score of the top 10% of CMS students is 1757, compared with
1759 for the top 10% of students in the nation and 1737 for the top 10% of state
students.
- In 2009-2010 State ABCs testing program, there were 26 Honor Schools of
Excellence, 42 Schools of Distinction, 2 Schools of Excellence and 108 High
Growth Schools.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is an award-winning school
system. In September 2011, CMS won the Broad Prize for Urban Education
naming it the top urban school district in the United States.
With all of the schools and programs in CMS, how can I choose the
right school for my child? Click here to read advice on choosing
the right school from Peter Gorman, former superintendent of CMS.
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Copyright. 2011. Carol Fox. Allen Tate Realtors. *Charlotte NC
Schools—An Introduction*