Central Cabarrus High

Located at 505 Hwy 49 S, in Concord, North Carolina, Central Cabarrus High is a large four-year high school that educates 1,369 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Cabarrus County Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 80% above the state mean of about 761.

Central Cabarrus High is one of 44 schools operated by Cabarrus County Schools, a district that enrolls 35,568 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Central Cabarrus High reports that the most-represented group is White (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 29% Black, 25% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Cabarrus County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Central Cabarrus High shows 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 54% of students at Central Cabarrus High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Central Cabarrus High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 62.4%; this one comes in at 40.6%, -21.8 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, Cabarrus County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,005, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Cabarrus County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 43,278 students), Central Cabarrus High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is J N Fries Magnet School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Central Cabarrus High. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Central Cabarrus High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 53.9%.

Central Cabarrus High operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Central Cabarrus High has declined 19%, going from 1,694 students in 2018 to 1,369 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 51% to 39% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.