Mount Pleasant Elementary

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Mount Pleasant, North Carolina, Mount Pleasant Elementary works with 679 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Cabarrus County Schools. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 45% bigger than typical.

Mount Pleasant Elementary is one of 44 schools operated by Cabarrus County Schools, a district that instructs 35,568 students overall.

Demographically, Mount Pleasant Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Cabarrus County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Mount Pleasant Elementary logs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 44% of students at Mount Pleasant Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cabarrus County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mount Pleasant Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.5%; this one delivers 70.7%.

Around the school, census data for Cabarrus County shows median household income runs about $89,005, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cabarrus County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 43,278 students), Mount Pleasant Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mount Pleasant Middle, roughly 2.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mount Pleasant Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 53.0%.

Mount Pleasant Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Mount Pleasant Elementary's enrollment has grew 6% since 2018, when it stood at 639 (now 679). White enrollment moved from 88% to 84% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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