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Enrollment
1,204
High
DISTRICT 1,315 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS·NCES 370297001221
Harding University High School
2001 Alleghany St, Charlotte, NC 28208 · (980) 343-6007 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,204 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of North Carolina public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,201 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 348 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 370 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 210 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 276 | 23% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
28.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
11.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-29.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Harding University High School
Harding University High School's state test result (19.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harding University High School this school | 1,204 | 99.8% | 19.4% |
| Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology Charlotte | 1,533 | 98.9% | 50.8% |
| Vance County High School Henderson | 1,064 | 99.7% | 16.2% |
| Hillside High Durham | 1,433 | 99.8% | 29.0% |
| Eastern Guilford High Gibsonville | 1,200 | 99.3% | 28.1% |
| Northeast Guilford High McLeansville | 977 | 99.7% | 26.5% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Harding University High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Mecklenburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #459 of 468 | #27 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.6% | #442 of 464 | #27 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #432 of 448 | #27 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,204 | #139 of 598 | #21 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #153 of 473 | #7 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.9% | #366 of 474 | #28 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #44 of 527 | #12 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.4% | #18 of 277 | #3 of 16 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,204
-287 (-19%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 1,023
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,204 | 70.9 | 17.0:1 | 100% (1,201) |
| 2023-24 | 1,233 | 81.1 | 15.2:1 | 100% (1,230) |
| 2022-23 | 1,305 | 87.7 | 14.9:1 | 98% (1,279) |
| 2020-21 | 1,491 | 99 | 15.1:1 | 100% (1,488) |
| 2017-18 | 1,635 | 107.8 | 15.2:1 | 100% (1,632) |
| 2015-16 | 1,616 | 98 | 16.5:1 | 100% (1,613) |
| 2010-11 | 894 | 59 | 15.2:1 | 63% (565) |
| 2000-01 | 1,364 | 83 | 16.4:1 | 20% (270) |
| 1990-91 | 1,023 | 77 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harding University High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (1,635 to 1,204); teachers down 34% (107.8 to 70.9).
About Harding University High School
Harding University High School, a large high school, is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 1,204 students. For comparison, high schools in North Carolina average about 761 students.
Harding University High School is among 186 schools run by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, which serves 145,014 students.
Harding University High School's enrollment is 66% Black. Next come 26% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 30% Black among all Mecklenburg County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Harding University High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.
The school has about 17.0 students per teacher and 70.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 100%. On average, public schools in Mecklenburg County report 71%.
Measured against North Carolina public high schools, Harding University High School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Harding University High School is -29.0 points, in the bottom 10% of North Carolina. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 19.4%, and the predicted rate is 48.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Mecklenburg County, median household income is about $87,005, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Harding University High School is among the 226 public schools in Mecklenburg County.
The school nearest to Harding University High School is Westerly Hills Academy, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Harding University High School is 6th on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students dropped from 1,491 to 1,204 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher rose from 15.1 to 17.0 over 4 years.
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Mecklenburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,154,681
Census ACS
Median income
$87,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
170,407 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Westerly Hills Academy0.6 mi · 522
- Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology0.6 mi · 1,533
- Ashley Park PreK-8 School0.7 mi · 338
- Stewart Creek High0.9 mi · 342
- Movement Charter School1.0 mi · 625
- Thomasboro Academy1.3 mi · 569
Frequently asked questions
About Harding University High SchoolHow large is Harding University High School?
Harding University High School enrolls approximately 1,204 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Harding University High School serve?
Harding University High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harding University High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harding University High School is approximately 17.0:1 (71 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harding University High School?
At Harding University High School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 26% Hispanic, 66% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Harding University High School in?
Harding University High School is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.