Commonwealth High

Commonwealth High is one of the close-knit 9-12 campuss in Charlotte, North Carolina, one of the schools within Commonwealth High School, with 377 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 50% below the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 761 students.

Commonwealth High School is the operating authority for Commonwealth High, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, Commonwealth High shows that 44% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 42% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Commonwealth High logs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 32.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.6:1 average.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Mecklenburg County) shows that median household earnings sit near $87,005, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Commonwealth High is one of 226 public schools in Mecklenburg County (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students).

Movement School Eastland is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Commonwealth High.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. Commonwealth High is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 47%: 257 students in 2018 compared to 377 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 63% to 44% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for Commonwealth High typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.