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15%
Avg. test scores NAT. AVG.
4%
High school dipl. NAT. AVG.
39%
Bachelors degree NAT. AVG.
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Charlotte school information

Index Charlotte North Carolina National
Average Test Scores41%43%48%
Student/Teacher ratio16:115:116:1
Total public schools1261,89579,221
Total private schools5851024,874
Total post-secondary schools231837,963

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Key findings

  • The school test scores in Charlotte are 15% lower than the national average
  • There are approximately 126 public schools in Charlotte
  • 86.8% of people in Charlotte have completed 8th grade
  • 86.0% of people in Charlotte have completed high school
  • 42.0% of people in Charlotte have completed a bachelors degree

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Charlotte Your current location Population: 873,570 D+ Oxford Hunt Neighborhood: 7.7mi / 12.3km away Population: 4,833 A+ University City South Neighborhood: 8.3mi / 13.4km away Population: 5,589 A+ Providence Plantation Neighborhood: 9.7mi / 15.5km away Population: 9,578 A+ Freedom Park Neighborhood: 1.7mi / 2.8km away Population: 2,443 A+ Barclay Downs Neighborhood: 3.2mi / 5.1km away Population: 5,717 A+ Rain Tree Neighborhood: 8.6mi / 13.8km away Population: 3,715 A+ Dilworth Neighborhood: 1.1mi / 1.8km away Population: 11,549 A+ Sharon Woods Neighborhood: 5.4mi / 8.7km away Population: 4,648 A+ Foxcroft Neighborhood: 3.8mi / 6.0km away Population: 5,445 A+ Myers Park Neighborhood: 1.8mi / 2.9km away Population: 12,226 A+ Plaza Midwood Neighborhood: 2.0mi / 3.1km away Population: 3,949 A Third Ward Neighborhood: 2.1mi / 3.4km away Population: 2,474 A Eastover Neighborhood: 1.2mi / 2.0km away Population: 2,801 A Olde Providence South Neighborhood: 7.3mi / 11.7km away Population: 4,415 A Cotswold Neighborhood: 2.7mi / 4.3km away Population: 5,126 A- Commonwealth Neighborhood: 1.5mi / 2.4km away Population: 1,681 A- Park Crossing Neighborhood: 7.7mi / 12.4km away Population: 1,733 A- Sardis Forest Neighborhood: 7.0mi / 11.2km away Population: 5,134 A- Whiteoak Neighborhood: 9.6mi / 15.4km away Population: 2,316 A- Matthews City: 9.2mi / 14.8km away Population: 32,682 B+ Wendover-Sedgewood Neighborhood: 2.0mi / 3.2km away Population: 3,413 B+ Wesley Heights Neighborhood: 2.6mi / 4.2km away Population: 1,677 B+ North Charlotte Neighborhood: 3.2mi / 5.1km away Population: 4,024 B+ Fourth Ward Neighborhood: 1.7mi / 2.7km away Population: 4,515 B+ Olde Providence North Neighborhood: 5.2mi / 8.4km away Population: 3,310 B+
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      Education level achieved in Charlotte

      Index Charlotte North Carolina National
      Completed 8th grade86.8%83.4%84.3%
      Completed high school86.0%81.9%83.0%
      Completed some college69.9%59.9%59.4%
      Completed associate degree49.3%38.1%38.5%
      Completed bachelors42.0%29.0%30.3%
      Completed masters14.2%10.2%11.5%
      Completed professional degree3.5%2.9%3.3%
      Completed doctorate1.1%1.3%1.3%

      Charlotte, NC School Districts

      • Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

      There are a total of 126 public schools, 58 private schools and 23 post-secondary schools in Charlotte. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Charlotte, NC schools is 41%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Charlotte, NC, an average of 86.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 86.0% have completed high school.

      Nearby cities with high average school scores

      City Population Avg. Test Scores National Avg.
      Marvin, NC6,67282%70.8%
      Tega Cay, SC10,83478%61.5%
      Fort Mill, SC19,92072%49.1%
      Matthews, NC32,68267%38.5%
      Cramerton, NC4,41766%37.5%
      Charlotte, NC873,57041%15.1%

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      City Population Avg. Test Scores National Avg.
      San Francisco, CA874,78447%2.6%
      Indianapolis, IN869,38733%32.2%
      Columbus, OH889,07940%16.1%
      Fort Worth, TX892,22139%18.1%
      Jacksonville, FL902,48850%3.4%
      Charlotte, NC873,57041%15.1%
      Source: The Charlotte, NC education data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and from the National Center for Education Statistics. The average school test scores are based on all schools that completed test scores within the state. Average test scores are conducted by each state independently and the type of tests may change from one state to another. Test scores were not available for all schools within the state, but were available for the vast majority.