📍 405 S. Davidson St, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, 28202
Metro School is a Special Education serving other age pupils, located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The school has 218 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–13 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.4:1. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 10%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Metro School enrolls 218 students across grades Pre-K–13. The student body is 65% male and 35% female. A teaching staff of 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Black or African American, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 18% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 98 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 27% |
| White | 40 | 18% |
| Asian | 17 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
160 of the school's 218 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 160 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Metro School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 37, state house district 102.
Metro School is one of 180 schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The district serves 147,299 students district-wide and employs 8,663 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 218 students, Metro School is smaller than the district average of about 818 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large