Charlotte Teacher Early College

Charlotte Teacher Early College, a rural-scale secondary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, run under Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, works with 192 students, covering grades 9 through 13. That puts it 75% 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; Charlotte Teacher Early College is among them.

On demographics, Charlotte Teacher Early College logs that the most-represented group is Black (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 30% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 36.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.6:1, putting Charlotte Teacher Early College higher than the state norm the norm. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Mecklenburg County's rate of about 71%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Charlotte Teacher Early College tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Mecklenburg County shows median household earnings sit near $87,005, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Mecklenburg County runs 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students), of which Charlotte Teacher Early College is one.

The closest other public school is Char Eng Early College-UNCC, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Charlotte Teacher Early College comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 46.3%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Charlotte Teacher Early College's enrollment has ticked up 292% since 2018, when it stood at 49 (now 192). Over the same period, the White share rose from 6% to 13%. Class-load math has rose: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 36.2:1 in 2025.

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