Matthews Charter Academy

Matthews Charter Academy is one of the sizable elementary schools in Matthews, North Carolina, run under Matthews Charter Academy, with 771 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 65% larger than typical.

Matthews Charter Academy sits inside Matthews Charter Academy, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Matthews Charter Academy records that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 28% Black, 23% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.4:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Mecklenburg County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Mecklenburg County put the typical household earns roughly $87,005 per year, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Matthews Charter Academy is one of 226 public schools in Mecklenburg County (combined enrollment of about 170,407 students).

Stallings Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Matthews Charter Academy.

Matthews Charter Academy operates from a suburban location. Matthews Charter Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 15%: 672 students in 2018 compared to 771 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 55% to 37% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 in 2025.

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