South Mecklenburg High School

Public 9-12

 8900 Park Rd
       Charlotte, NC  28210-7609


(980) 343-3600

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
397th of 626 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,057 Help


Feeder schools for South Mecklenburg High School:

Elementary:    Beverly Woods Elementary
    Endhaven Elementary
    Huntingtowne Farms Elementary
    McAlpine Elementary
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Middle:    Quail Hollow Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  19.6 Help
Number of students:  3,344

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
43.3%
White:
28.6%
African American:
23.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  36.1% Help


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Compare Details South Mecklenburg High School ranks worse than 63.4% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 15th among 27 ranked high schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.23. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at South Mecklenburg High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (43.3%), White (28.6%), African American (23.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 36.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Mecklenburg High School is 19.6. 16 high schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Mecklenburg High School is $8,057. 24 high schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

South Mecklenburg High School:

SchoolDigger ranks South Mecklenburg High School 397th of 626 North Carolina public high schools. (See South Mecklenburg High School in the ranking list.)

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 129th of 243 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for South Mecklenburg High School

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Rank History for all students at South Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 52.71 213th 431 50.6%
2007 56.86 173rd 453 61.8%
2008 56.20 194th 477 59.3%
2009 66.72 102nd 490 79.2%
2010 66.93 107th 499 78.6%
2011 69.33 90th 506 82.2%
2012 61.72 136th 502 72.9%
2013 59.10 80th 505 84.2%
2014 67.10 79th 451 82.5%
2015 69.26 81st 531 84.7%
2016 64.13 90th 507 82.2%
2017 68.67 89th 476 81.3%
2018 70.19 96th 469 79.5%
2019 57.81 159th 514 69.1%
2021 52.16 261st 594 56.1%
2022 36.82 380th 621 38.8%
2023 35.23 397th 626 36.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at South Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.91 8th 185 95.7%
2019 65.06 53rd 195 72.8%
2021 64.77 60th 199 69.8%
2022 54.96 84th 226 62.8%
2023 56.60 94th 249 62.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at South Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.15 27th 147 81.6%
2019 62.51 27th 173 84.4%
2021 40.06 66th 124 46.8%
2022 30.82 99th 156 36.5%
2023 26.12 182nd 226 19.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.19 76th 424 82.1%
2019 46.47 159th 446 64.3%
2021 41.64 177th 432 59.0%
2022 37.60 313th 544 42.5%
2023 29.18 421st 597 29.5%
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Rank History for Homeless students at South Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 68.48 3rd 34 91.2%
2023 59.74 14th 45 68.9%
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Rank History for Female students at South Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.30 140th 449 68.8%
2019 55.80 165th 475 65.3%
2021 54.69 161st 475 66.1%
2022 36.66 368th 594 38.0%
2023 37.19 363rd 588 38.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at South Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.48 76th 349 78.2%
2019 57.22 103rd 364 71.7%
2021 55.32 98th 334 70.7%
2022 45.27 138th 330 58.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at South Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 73.42 60th 337 82.2%
2022 68.31 125th 398 68.6%
2023 65.29 155th 403 61.5%
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Rank History for Male students at South Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.26 76th 463 83.6%
2019 56.53 154th 488 68.4%
2021 47.08 195th 481 59.5%
2022 34.94 371st 585 36.6%
2023 31.57 407th 602 32.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at South Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.82 36th 77 53.2%
2019 74.36 27th 89 69.7%
2021 52.07 44th 83 47.0%
2022 47.25 58th 91 36.3%
2023 42.27 66th 98 32.7%
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Rank History for African American students at South Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.39 49th 359 86.4%
2019 63.28 64th 369 82.7%
2021 61.40 70th 364 80.8%
2022 45.72 190th 430 55.8%
2023 42.17 212th 434 51.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at South Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.12 86th 340 74.7%
2019 46.26 140th 354 60.5%
2021 38.04 193rd 370 47.8%
2022 26.04 339th 436 22.2%
2023 25.38 356th 449 20.7%
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Rank History for White students at South Mecklenburg High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.07 26th 427 93.9%
2019 80.43 47th 444 89.4%
2021 76.60 53rd 439 87.9%
2022 66.87 179th 534 66.5%
2023 66.75 177th 537 67.0%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for South Mecklenburg High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1572 497 28 14 7 n/a n/a -2 2116
1989 1438 486 41 14 9 n/a n/a 0 1988
1990 986 430 43 10 1 n/a n/a 0 1470
1991 1007 411 47 14 0 n/a n/a 0 1479
1992 887 409 40 7 1 n/a n/a -2 1342
1993 1084 536 48 15 2 n/a n/a 0 1685
1994 1184 659 55 21 2 n/a n/a 0 1921
1995 1151 707 63 16 5 n/a n/a 0 1942
1996 1151 707 63 16 5 n/a n/a 0 1942
1997 1181 706 81 27 3 n/a n/a 0 1998
1998 1335 597 95 32 4 n/a n/a 0 2063
1999 1438 570 94 54 4 n/a n/a 0 2160
2000 1394 617 118 75 6 n/a n/a 0 2210
2001 1417 624 125 77 8 n/a n/a 0 2251
2002 1376 345 128 196 5 n/a n/a 0 2050
2003 1376 345 128 196 5 n/a n/a 0 2050
2004 1448 383 140 241 4 n/a n/a 0 2216
2005 1461 433 133 268 7 n/a n/a 0 2302
2006 1532 488 141 364 8 n/a n/a 0 2533
2007 1134 405 93 302 4 n/a n/a 25 1963
2008 969 364 75 293 8 n/a n/a 25 1734
2009 1007 389 74 300 4 n/a n/a 0 1774
2010 1029 448 75 320 3 n/a n/a 0 1875
2011 1043 451 94 360 4 0 47 0 1999
2012 1038 668 87 516 8 0 56 0 2373
2013 1080 708 84 611 6 0 68 0 2557
2014 1095 779 83 696 7 1 83 0 2744
2015 1145 798 82 783 9 1 95 0 2913
2016 1122 769 87 831 8 1 99 0 2917
2017 1088 790 93 954 9 1 96 0 3031
2018 1101 754 88 1052 12 3 96 0 3106
2019 1081 759 93 1087 7 5 93 0 3125
2020 1073 717 86 1269 5 5 103 0 3258
2021 1039 732 85 1251 4 6 85 0 3202
2022 980 763 81 1347 4 4 80 0 3259
2023 955 773 87 1449 5 2 73 0 3344

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at South Mecklenburg High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2116 124.0 17.0 6.4
1989 1988 116.0 17.1 2.2
1990 1470 110.0 13.3 12.1
1991 1479 99.0 14.9 12
1992 1342 99.0 13.5 3.8
1993 1685 98.0 17.2 5.3
1994 1921 114.0 16.9 9.2
1995 1942 113.0 17.2 12.5
1996 1942 113.0 17.2 12.5
1997 1998 115.0 17.4 14.1
1998 2063 126.0 16.4 15
1999 2160 126.0 17.1 15.7
2000 2210 126.0 17.5 14.8
2001 2251 126.0 17.9 13.6
2002 2050 126.0 16.3 14.1
2003 2050 126.0 16.3 14.1
2004 2216 126.0 17.6 15.7
2005 2302 126.0 18.3 19.2
2006 2533 126.0 20.1 20.2
2007 1963 125.0 15.7 26.1
2008 1734 114.9 15.1 26.4
2009 1774 117.3 15.1 27.3
2010 1875 109.0 17.1 32.5
2011 1999 100.3 19.9 35.7
2012 2373 125.1 18.9 43.8
2013 2557 132.8 19.2 46.3
2014 2744 147.8 18.5 45.4
2015 2913 148.0 19.6 45.2
2016 2917 159.0 18.3 43.2
2017 3031 156.0 19.4 43.3
2018 3106 158.7 19.5 40.5
2019 3125 161.1 19.3 39.6
2020 3258 170.4 19.1 37.1
2021 3202 170.4 18.7 29.6
2022 3259 167.2 19.4 21.9
2023 3344 170.5 19.6 36.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio South Mecklenburg High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2116 124.0 17.0 6.4
1989 1988 116.0 17.1 2.2
1990 1470 110.0 13.3 12.1
1991 1479 99.0 14.9 12
1992 1342 99.0 13.5 3.8
1993 1685 98.0 17.2 5.3
1994 1921 114.0 16.9 9.2
1995 1942 113.0 17.2 12.5
1996 1942 113.0 17.2 12.5
1997 1998 115.0 17.4 14.1
1998 2063 126.0 16.4 15
1999 2160 126.0 17.1 15.7
2000 2210 126.0 17.5 14.8
2001 2251 126.0 17.9 13.6
2002 2050 126.0 16.3 14.1
2003 2050 126.0 16.3 14.1
2004 2216 126.0 17.6 15.7
2005 2302 126.0 18.3 19.2
2006 2533 126.0 20.1 20.2
2007 1963 125.0 15.7 26.1
2008 1734 114.9 15.1 26.4
2009 1774 117.3 15.1 27.3
2010 1875 109.0 17.1 32.5
2011 1999 100.3 19.9 35.7
2012 2373 125.1 18.9 43.8
2013 2557 132.8 19.2 46.3
2014 2744 147.8 18.5 45.4
2015 2913 148.0 19.6 45.2
2016 2917 159.0 18.3 43.2
2017 3031 156.0 19.4 43.3
2018 3106 158.7 19.5 40.5
2019 3125 161.1 19.3 39.6
2020 3258 170.4 19.1 37.1
2021 3202 170.4 18.7 29.6
2022 3259 167.2 19.4 21.9
2023 3344 170.5 19.6 36.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for South Mecklenburg High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $412 (5.1%) $7,646 (94.9%) $8,057

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on South Mecklenburg High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 159th of 514 High schoolsRanks 397th of 626 High schools
 32.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (South Mecklenburg High School)61.545.7
 15.8%
   End of Course Biology (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)60.350.6
 9.7%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (South Mecklenburg High School)66.859
 7.8%
   End of Course English II (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)6160
 1%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (South Mecklenburg High School)47.222.4
 24.8%
   End of Course Math I (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)42.229.2
 13%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (South Mecklenburg High School)53.449.3
 4.1%
   End of Course Math III (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)50.259.2
 9%
   End of Course Math III (North Carolina)46.858.3
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students31253344
 7%
African American759773
 1.8%
American Indian75
 28.6%
Asian9387
 6.5%
Hispanic10871449
 33.3%
Pacific Islander52
 60%
White1081955
 11.7%
Two or More Races9373
 21.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients39.6%36.1%
 3.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about South Mecklenburg High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 3,344 students attended South Mecklenburg High School.

Students at South Mecklenburg High School are 43% Hispanic, 29% White, 23% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

South Mecklenburg High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Beverly Woods Elementary
Elementary : Endhaven Elementary
Elementary : Huntingtowne Farms Elementary
Elementary : McAlpine Elementary
Elementary : Pineville Elementary
Elementary : Smithfield Elementary
Elementary : Sterling Elementary
Middle : Quail Hollow Middle

South Mecklenburg High School ranks 397th of 626 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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