Charlotte Lab School

Charlotte Lab School is one of the mid-sized all-grades campuss in Charlotte, North Carolina, one of the schools within Charlotte Lab School, with 807 students on its rolls from grades K through 12.

Charlotte Lab School is a school of Charlotte Lab School, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Charlotte Lab School records that 50% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 18% Hispanic, 17% White, 14% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.1:1, putting Charlotte Lab School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 50% of students at Charlotte Lab School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Mecklenburg County's rate of about 71%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Mecklenburg County put the typical household earns roughly $87,005 per year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Mecklenburg County's 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students), Charlotte Lab School is one campus in the mix.

Bruns Avenue Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. Charlotte Lab School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Charlotte Lab School has ticked up 51%, going from 534 students in 2018 to 807 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 60% to 17% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.