Charlotte Secondary

Charlotte Secondary is a rural-scale high school in Charlotte, North Carolina, one of the schools within Charlotte Secondary School. The school enrolls 157 students in grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 79% below the state mean of about 761.

Operationally, Charlotte Secondary answers to Charlotte Secondary School, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Charlotte Secondary reports that 39% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 34% Hispanic, 14% White, 13% multiracial. By comparison, Mecklenburg County as a whole is about 30% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Charlotte Secondary records 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.3:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Mecklenburg County indicate the typical household earns roughly $87,005 per year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Mecklenburg County runs 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students), of which Charlotte Secondary is one.

Greenway Park Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a downtown site. As a public charter, Charlotte Secondary runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Charlotte Secondary has fell 58%, going from 375 students in 2018 to 157 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 20% to 34% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Charlotte Secondary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.