Total enrollment
35,264
+2,680 (+8%) vs SY 2017-18
44 schools in Cabarrus County Schools
North Carolina · 35,568 students · 5 cities
Across 44 public schools, Cabarrus County Schools (North Carolina) serves approximately 35,568 K-12 students across 21 elementary, 9 middle, and 13 high.
7-year change in Cabarrus County Schools
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
43
+4 (+10%) vs SY 2017-18
% Hispanic
20%
was 17%
% Black
23%
was 21%
% Asian
14%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Cabarrus County Schools
Cabarrus County Schools is an average-sized North Carolina school district running 44 campuses with combined enrollment near 35,568.
For a sense of the school types, Cabarrus County Schools covers 21 elementary, 9 middle, 13 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Cabarrus County Schools is about 808, meaningfully above the North Carolina average of roughly 571.
Trend over the past 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 8%: 32,584 students in SY 2017-18 versus 35,264 in SY 2024-25. Cabarrus County Schools now counts 43 public schools, up from 39 in SY 2017-18. The Asian share of public-school enrollment expanded from 5% to 14%.
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