📍 2541 Sandy Porter Rd, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, 28273
South Pine Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The school has 653 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Pine Academy enrolls 653 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 32% Black or African American and 4.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 373 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 208 | 32% |
| White | 29 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 17 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
340 of the school's 653 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 340 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 Pine Academy 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 92.
South Pine Academy 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 653 students, South Pine Academy 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