📍 15221 York Road, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, 28278
Palisades High School is a State/Public serving secondary age pupils, located in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. The school has 1,615 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school district. It serves grades 9–11 in a suburban setting. The school employs 68.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.5:1.
Palisades High School enrolls 1,615 students across grades 9–11. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 68.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Black or African American, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 736 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 459 | 28% |
| White | 268 | 17% |
| Asian | 88 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
564 of the school's 1,615 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 564 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.
Palisades High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 41, state house district 92.
Palisades 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 1,615 students, Palisades 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: Suburb - Large
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