Community Charter School

Community Charter School is one of the mid-sized unified-grade schools in Stanley, North Carolina, run under Community Charter School, with 858 students on its rolls from grades K through 10.

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

In terms of who attends, Community Charter School records that nearly all students (84%) are White. The remainder comes out to 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black. By comparison, Gaston County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Community Charter School logs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. The state averages about 16.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Gaston County put median household earnings sit near $67,478, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Community Charter School is one of 61 public schools in Gaston County (combined enrollment of about 35,898 students).

Nearest neighbor: Stanley Middle, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site. Community Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.