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Charlotte Mecklenburg School System is the 26th largest in the country. It is a consolidated city and county system which is governed by a nine member board. The Charlotte Mecklenburg School System has over 90,000 students enrolled. Receive a Mecklenburg County School report by email... Click here

Union County Public Schools The mission of Union County Public Schools is to graduate responsible, contributing citizens who are culturally aware and prepared to meet global standards of competition; we will accomplish this in a cooperative effort with parents and community by creating an interactive and collaborative learning environment which provides challenging, diverse curricula, innovative personnel, and the most current technology in a safe and secure atmosphere.

Iredell-Statesville students perform above the state average on these tests. On a system-wide average, approximately 70% of our students perform at or above grade level.

Charlotte Country Day School strives to be the benchmark of academic excellence in college preparatory education through superior teaching of a rigorous curriculum.

Charlotte Latin School’s goal is to initiate in its students a love of and a respect for learning, to help them develop self-discipline, and to encourage creativity. We endeavor to promote an educated citizen with a command of facts and a mastery of the English language, capable of rational thought, of unequivocal self-expression, and of taking full advantage of growth-promoting opportunities.

Providence Day School founded in 1970 is an independent, coeducational college preparatory school located on a 35 acre-campus in southeast Charlotte.

Fort Mill School District The mission of the Fort Mill District, a geographically small community distinguished by a tradition of excellence, is to educate our students to their greatest potential so they can assume productive roles in an everchanging world through a creative alliance of progressive professionals, a caring and involved community and an innovative technologically advanced program.

Private Schools Charlotte-Mecklenburg offers a variety of high quality public education. The following provides information as of June 2000 on the 60 independent (non-public) schools within Mecklenburg County.

Universities

Belmont Abbey College Founded by the Order of Saint Benedict in 1876, the Abbey offers more than 25 undergraduate majors. With 1,000 students from the states and 18 foreign countries.

Davidson College A private co-educational liberal arts college founded by the Presbyterian Church. The intentionally small enrollment of 1,600 students are governed by the Honor Code.

Johnson C. Smith University Founded in 1867, currently serves 1,300 students in 26 degree fields. With cooperative programs to better serve it's students with UNC-Charlotte, Duke, Davidson and Howard.

Pfeiffer College A liberal arts college located 1 hr. north of Charlotte. Pfeiffer has a Charlotte campus for junior and senior courses in accounting, business and criminal justice.

Queens College Closely tied to the Presbyterian Church, Queens was founded in 1857 and serves 1,600 students.

University of North Carolina at Charlotte A comprehensive university on a 957 acre campus. With over 15,000 students in more than 60 undergraduate degree programs, as well as graduate schools. Ranked a top university for quality and value by US News & World Report and in 1990 was listed in A Guide to the Best College Values in America.

Central Piedmont Community College Rated as one of the top 5 community colleges in the US, CPCC has over 70 career programs (two-year associate degree). Classes are also held at many other locations around Charlotte.