Matthews Charter Academy

Matthews Charter Academy runs as a large elementary school in Matthews, North Carolina. The school's enrollment of 771 students covers kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 65% higher than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina, which is about 467.

In federal data, the district for Matthews Charter Academy is the school itself.

Matthews Charter Academy has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 37%. The remaining students are 28% Black, 23% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Its 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 22.4:1. This ratio sits 7.5 above the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 57%. The rate at public schools in Mecklenburg County averages 71%, higher than here.

Census estimates describe Mecklenburg County this way: the median household income is $87,005, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Matthews Charter Academy, Mecklenburg County has 225 other public schools.

The closest other public school is Stallings Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

In the federal locale system, Matthews Charter Academy is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.

The student count changed little between 2020-21 (764) and 2024-25 (771). The school's ratio rose from 21.2:1 to 22.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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