Chantilly Montessori

Chantilly Montessori operates as a tight-knit primary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, operated by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Current enrollment sits at 316 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 32% below the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools comprises 186 schools with combined enrollment of 145,014 students; Chantilly Montessori is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Chantilly Montessori records that 60% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 14% Black, 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 45% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Mecklenburg County's rate of about 71%.

With demographic context factored in, Chantilly Montessori performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 74.3%, the actual is 76.2%, a residual of +1.9 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Mecklenburg County) records 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. Across Mecklenburg County's 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students), Chantilly Montessori is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Billingsville Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Chantilly Montessori at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 46.7%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 10%: 351 students in 2018 compared to 316 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 69% to 60% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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