Cato Middle College High School

Located at 8120 Grier Rd Suite 171-B, in Charlotte, North Carolina, Cato Middle College High School is a minimally staffed secondary school that caters to 173 students (grades 11 through 13), one of the schools within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. That puts it 77% leaner than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 761 students.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools comprises 186 schools with combined enrollment of 145,014 students; Cato Middle College High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Cato Middle College High School shows that 46% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 13% White, 9% Asian, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 34.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Mecklenburg County (around 71%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Mecklenburg County) reports that median household income runs about $87,005, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cato Middle College High School is one of 226 public schools in Mecklenburg County (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students).

Nearest neighbor: Northridge Middle, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 31%: 252 students in 2018 compared to 173 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 15% to 25% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 65.0:1 in 2018 to 34.6:1 today.

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