📍 8900 Park Rd, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, 28210
South Mecklenburg High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The school has 3,344 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 170.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1. 66% of students are proficient in reading. 71% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 88%. The school offers 29 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Mecklenburg High School enrolls 3,344 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 170.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Hispanic or Latino, 29% White and 23% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,449 | 43% |
| White | 955 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 773 | 23% |
| Asian | 87 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 73 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,207 of the school's 3,344 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,207 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.
South Mecklenburg High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. 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.
South Mecklenburg 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 3,344 students, South Mecklenburg High School is larger than the district average of about 818 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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