The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Across Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 16 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Charlotte Secondary leads the list at -58.1%, against a median of -16.6% across the ranked schools.
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| # | School | City | 2024-25 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte Secondary | Charlotte, NC | 157 | -58.1% |
| 2 | Cato Middle College High School | Charlotte, NC | 173 | -31.3% |
| 3 | Harding University High School | Charlotte, NC | 1,204 | -26.4% |
| 4 | North Mecklenburg High School | Huntersville, NC | 1,854 | -24.2% |
| 5 | Mallard Creek High School | Charlotte, NC | 2,068 | -20.6% |
| 6 | South Mecklenburg High School | Charlotte, NC | 2,534 | -18.4% |
| 7 | Independence High School | Charlotte, NC | 2,024 | -16.6% |
| 8 | Levine Middle College High Sch | Matthews, NC | 216 | -16.6% |
| 9 | West Mecklenburg High School | Charlotte, NC | 1,290 | -16.5% |
| 10 | Butler High School | Matthews, NC | 1,791 | -15.6% |
| 11 | Northwest School of the Arts | Charlotte, NC | 993 | -8.3% |
| 12 | Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology | Charlotte, NC | 1,533 | -8.2% |
| 13 | Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences | Charlotte, NC | 239 | -8.1% |
| 14 | Cochrane Collegiate Academy | Charlotte, NC | 854 | -7.6% |
| 15 | William Amos Hough High | Cornelius, NC | 2,518 | -6.1% |
| 16 | Ardrey Kell High School | Charlotte, NC | 3,036 | -4.5% |
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