State/Public High Open

Myers Park High School

๐Ÿ“ 2400 Colony Rd, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, 28209

3,593
Pupils
21.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Myers Park High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The school has 3,593 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 164.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 81% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 35 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Myers Park High School enrolls 3,593 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 164.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.

Male students
1,796 (50%)
Female students
1,797 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
164.3
Student-teacher ratio
21.9:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 21% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White2,06758%
Black or African American75821%
Hispanic or Latino55615%
Two or more races992.8%
Asian982.7%
American Indian or Alaska Native11<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

918 of the school's 3,593 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 918 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 9โ€“12

Myers Park High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 39, state house district 104.

School district: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Myers Park High 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 3,593 students, Myers Park High School is larger than the district average of about 818 students per school.

147,299
District students
180
Schools
8,663
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB MYP (Ages 11โ€“16) IB DP (Ages 16โ€“19)
IBO code
000674
IB since
04 August 1992
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

75%
Reading proficient
81%
Math proficient
87%
Graduation rate
7%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (35) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Large

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