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Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District

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About this district

Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District is a public school district in North Carolina. They serve 148,600 students across 200 schools, and its teachers have had 21,812 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

  • 200
    Schools
  • 148,600
    Students
  • 9,111
    Teachers

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District Demographics

57%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
65%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District Funding Data from the NCES School District Finance Survey

Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District had a total revenue of $1.5 billion in the 2016-17 school year. 33.4% came from local sources, 56.7% from state sources, and 9.9% from federal sources.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District had a per-pupil revenue of $10,084 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year. 33.4% came from local sources, 56.7% from state sources, and 9.9% from federal sources.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Nov 21, 2024

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District

$10.0 million
raised using DonorsChoose
21,812
projects funded
6,223
teachers funded
51,662
donors
1,521
projects for basic supplies
2,454
projects for technology
2,993
projects for books
797
projects for art supplies

Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District has received support from 28,890 individuals from North Carolina and 22,772 individuals out-of-state.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District Schools

Albemarle Road Elementary School Albemarle Road Middle School Alexander Graham Middle School Allenbrook Elementary School Ardrey Kell High School Ashley Park Elementary School Bailey Middle School Bain Elementary School Ballantyne Elementary School Ballantyne Ridge High School Barnette Elementary School Charles H Parker Academic Center Berewick Elementary School Berryhill Elementary School Beverly Woods Elementary School Billingsville Elementary School Bonnie Cone Classical Academy Briarwood Academy Bruns Avenue Elementary School Carmel Middle School Cato Middle College High School Central Piedmont Early College Chantilly Montessori School Charlotte East Language Academy Charlotte Engineering Early College High School Virtual Elementary Middle School Charlotte-Mecklenburg Academy Charlotte Mecklenburg Virtual High School Charlotte Teacher Early College High School Clear Creek Elementary School Cochrane Collegiate Academy Collinswood Language Academy Community House Middle School Cornelius Elementary School Cotswold Elementary School Coulwood STEM Academy Crestdale Middle School Croft Community School Crown Point Elementary School David Butler High School David Cox Road Elementary School Davidson Elementary School Devonshire Elementary School Dilworth Elementary School - Latta Dorothy J Vaughan Academy of Technical Dorothy J Vaughn Academy of Technology Druid Hills Academy East Mecklenburg Senior High School Eastover Elementary School Eastway Middle School Elbert Edwin Waddell High School Elizabeth Lane Elementary School Elizabeth Traditional Elementary School Elon Park Elementary School Endhaven Elementary School Esperanza Global Academy Exceptional Children’s Program/Hearing Impaired First Ward Creative Arts Academy Francis Bradley Middle School Garinger High School Grand Oak Elementary School Greenway Park Elementary School Grove Park Elementary School Harding University High School Harper Middle College High School Hawk Ridge Elementary School Hawthorne Academy Health Sciences Hickory Grove Elementary School - Annex Hickory Grove Elementary School Hidden Valley Elementary School Highland Creek Elementary School Highland Mill Montessori Elementary School Highland Renaissance Academy Hopewell High School Hornets Nest Elementary School Huntersville Elementary School Huntingtowne Farms Elementary School Idlewild Elementary School Imeck at Cochrane Independence Senior High School Irwin Academic Center J.H. Gunn Elementary School J.M. Alexander Middle School J.V. Washam Elementary School James Martin Middle School Jay M Robinson Middle School Governor Village STEM Academy - Morehead Joseph W Grier Academy John T Williams Secondary Montessori School Knights View Elementary School Lake Wylie Elementary School Lansdowne Elementary School Lawrence Orr Elementary School Lebanon Road Elementary School Blythe Elementary School Levine Middle College High School Charlotte - Mecklenburg Academy Long Creek Elementary School Mallard Creek Elementary School Mallard Creek High School Marie G Davis School Martin L King Junior Middle School Matthews Elementary School McAlpine Elementary School McClintock Middle School McKee Road Elementary School McLeod School Merancas Middle College at Cpcc Merry Oaks International Academy of Learning Metro School Military & Global Ldrshp Academy Military Global Leadership and Public Safety Acdmy Mint Hill Elementary School Mint Hill Middle School Montclaire Elementary School Mountain Island Lake Academy Movement School Eastland Myers Park High School Myers Park Tradional Elementary School Governor Village STEM Academy - Alexandr Nations Ford Elementary School New SE Elementary Relief School Newell Elementary School North Academy of World Languages North Mecklenburg High School Northeast Middle School Northridge Middle School Northwest School of the Arts Oakdale Elementary School Oakhurst Steam Academy Oaklawn Language Academy Olde Providence Elementary School Olympic High School PACE Academy at EE Waddell Palisades High School Palisades Park Elementary School Park Road Montessori School Parkside Elementary School Paw Creek Elementary School Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technical Piedmont Open IB Middle School Pineville Elementary School Pinewood Elementary School Piney Grove Elementary School Polo Ridge Elementary School Providence Senior High School Providence Spring Elementary School Quail Hollow Middle School Rama Road Elementary School Randolph Middle School Ranson Middle School Rea Farms Steam Academy Reedy Creek Elementary School Reid Park Academy Renaissance West Steam Academy Ridge Road Middle School Right Choice Alternative School River Gate Elementary School River Oaks Academy Robert F Kennedy Middle School Rocky River High School Dilworth Elementary School - Sedgefield Sedgefield Middle School Selwyn Elementary School Shamrock Gardens Elementary School Sharon Elementary School Smithfield Elementary School South Academy of International Languages South Charlotte Middle School South Mecklenburg High School South Pine Academy Southwest Middle School Starmount Academy of Excellence Statesville Road Elementary School Steele Creek Elementary School Sterling Elementary School Stoney Creek Elementary School Thomasboro Elementary School Torrence Creek Elementary School Lincoln Heights Montessori School Tuckaseegee Elementary School Turning Point Academy Middle School Turning Point Academy University Meadows Elementary School University Park Creative Arts Villa Heights Elementary School Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual High School Walter Byers Elementary School West Charlotte High School West Mecklenburg High School Westerly Hills Elementary School Whitewater Academy Whitewater Middle School William Amos Hough High School Wilson STEM Academy Winding Springs Elementary School Windsor Park Elementary School Winget Park Elementary School Winterfield Elementary School Julius L Chambers High School
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