Harper Middle College High

In Charlotte, North Carolina, part of Mecklenburg County, Harper Middle College High is a high school. The school runs grades 11 through 13 and enrolls 125 students. High schools in North Carolina have about 761 students on average; enrollment here is 84% lower.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools enrolls 145,014 students in 186 schools, including Harper Middle College High.

About 33% of students at Harper Middle College High are Hispanic, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 30% Black, 22% White, 13% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Mecklenburg County, the Hispanic share is about 16%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 74%.

Harper Middle College High reports a ratio of 26.0 students per teacher, from 4.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 26.0:1 compares with an average of 19.6:1 for high schools in North Carolina. Lunch program data show 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 45 points below the 71% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County.

In the wider Mecklenburg County area, median household income comes to about $87,005, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Mecklenburg County counts 226 public schools with about 170,407 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, South Academy of International Languages, is about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 49 students, from 174 to 125. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (26.0:1) than in 2020-21 (43.5:1).

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