Harper Middle College High

As a very small secondary school in Charlotte, North Carolina, Harper Middle College High works with 125 students from grades 11 through 13, overseen by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 761 students each, so Harper Middle College High sits 84% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 186 schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (145,014 students total), Harper Middle College High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Harper Middle College High shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 30% Black, 22% White, 13% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Harper Middle College High has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.0:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Mecklenburg County (around 71%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Mecklenburg County indicate median household earnings sit near $87,005, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Mecklenburg County runs 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students), of which Harper Middle College High is one.

Nearest neighbor: South Academy of International Languages, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Harper Middle College High has shrank 31%, going from 181 students in 2018 to 125 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 41% to 22% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 45.3:1 in 2018 to 26.0:1 today.

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