West Mecklenburg High School

Public 9-12

 7400 Tuckaseegee Rd
       Charlotte, NC  28214-2621


(980) 343-6080

District: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
527th of 603 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,533 Help

Feeder schools for West Mecklenburg High School:

Elementary:    Berryhill School
    Paw Creek Elementary
    Renaissance West STEAM Academy
    River Oaks Academy
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Middle:    Coulwood STEM Academy
    Whitewater Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  15.9
Number of students:  1,211

Racial breakdown:

African American:
53.8%
Hispanic:
36.2%
Asian:
4.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.2%

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Compare Details West Mecklenburg High School ranks worse than 87.4% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 24th among 29 ranked high schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.32. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (53.8%), Hispanic (36.2%), Asian (4.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Mecklenburg High School is 15.9, which is the 6th best among 29 high schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Mecklenburg High School is $11,533, which is the 7th highest among 29 high schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District.
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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

West Mecklenburg High School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Mecklenburg High School 527th of 603 North Carolina public high schools. (See West Mecklenburg High School in the ranking list.)

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 138th of 249 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for West Mecklenburg High School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 14.44 385th 431 10.7%
2007 30.21 342nd 453 24.5%
2008 32.01 367th 477 23.1%
2009 53.24 229th 490 53.3%
2010 41.97 342nd 499 31.5%
2011 31.04 396th 506 21.7%
2012 28.24 383rd 502 23.7%
2013 25.19 346th 505 31.5%
2014 20.20 351st 451 22.2%
2015 18.69 409th 531 23.0%
2016 10.53 439th 507 13.4%
2017 9.14 424th 476 10.9%
2018 18.63 379th 469 19.2%
2019 18.29 421st 514 18.1%
2021 17.37 497th 594 16.3%
2022 14.32 527th 603 12.6%

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for West 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 853 640 14 4 6 n/a n/a 1 1518
1989 823 659 16 6 8 n/a n/a 0 1512
1990 746 644 18 4 5 n/a n/a 0 1417
1991 718 576 14 6 6 n/a n/a 0 1320
1992 696 501 13 4 3 n/a n/a 0 1217
1993 774 653 23 7 7 n/a n/a 0 1464
1994 724 680 17 6 11 n/a n/a 0 1438
1995 715 760 39 12 10 n/a n/a 0 1536
1996 715 760 39 12 10 n/a n/a 0 1536
1997 635 832 50 23 10 n/a n/a 0 1550
1998 624 792 60 24 10 n/a n/a 0 1510
1999 613 864 59 22 11 n/a n/a 0 1569
2000 541 875 86 30 5 n/a n/a 0 1537
2001 541 911 109 33 12 n/a n/a 0 1606
2002 450 1072 94 68 7 n/a n/a 0 1691
2003 450 1072 94 68 7 n/a n/a 0 1691
2004 387 940 119 74 4 n/a n/a 0 1524
2005 363 950 125 110 8 n/a n/a 0 1556
2006 363 1140 132 131 10 n/a n/a 0 1776
2007 320 1404 135 160 19 n/a n/a 25 2063
2008 276 1420 119 151 20 n/a n/a 33 2019
2009 284 1568 152 221 18 n/a n/a 0 2243
2010 239 1543 160 250 21 n/a n/a 0 2213
2011 212 1506 142 253 16 0 64 0 2193
2012 188 1151 124 296 9 0 55 0 1823
2013 202 1193 114 319 13 0 51 0 1892
2014 187 1225 108 340 12 2 57 0 1931
2015 177 1287 91 415 13 0 57 0 2040
2016 144 1264 93 429 15 1 67 0 2013
2017 119 1120 87 406 12 2 58 0 1804
2018 106 928 89 359 9 1 53 0 1545
2019 78 759 78 328 2 2 58 0 1305
2020 67 640 66 342 3 1 39 0 1158
2021 43 597 52 349 1 1 26 0 1069
2022 38 652 54 438 0 1 28 0 1211

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity
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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at West Mecklenburg High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1518 89.0 17.0 15.1
1989 1512 92.0 16.4 19.4
1990 1417 89.0 15.9 16.7
1991 1320 95.0 13.8 17.9
1992 1217 95.0 12.8 8.3
1993 1464 83.0 17.6 11.9
1994 1438 88.0 16.3 16
1995 1536 96.0 16.0 21.2
1996 1536 96.0 16.0 21.2
1997 1550 100.0 15.5 22.1
1998 1510 97.0 15.6 28.1
1999 1569 97.0 16.2 32.6
2000 1537 97.0 15.8 35.4
2001 1606 97.0 16.6 26
2002 1691 97.0 17.4 37.6
2003 1691 97.0 17.4 37.6
2004 1524 97.0 15.7 45.4
2005 1556 97.0 16.0 58.9
2006 1776 97.0 18.3 61.3
2007 2063 133.0 15.5 64.6
2008 2019 148.0 13.6 63.5
2009 2243 150.7 14.9 64.3
2010 2213 141.8 15.6 73.7
2011 2193 131.5 16.6 74.6
2012 1823 118.8 15.3 77.2
2013 1892 107.7 17.5 77.2
2014 1931 111.9 17.2 76.1
2015 2040 109.0 18.7 99.6
2016 2013 115.0 17.5 99.8
2017 1804 122.0 14.7 97.4
2018 1545 109.6 14.0 99.8
2019 1305 94.5 13.7 99.6
2020 1158 87.9 13.1 99.1
2021 1069 83.7 12.7 99.7
2022 1211 75.8 15.9 99.2

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

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch
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Student/Teacher Ratio West Mecklenburg High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1518 89.0 17.0 15.1
1989 1512 92.0 16.4 19.4
1990 1417 89.0 15.9 16.7
1991 1320 95.0 13.8 17.9
1992 1217 95.0 12.8 8.3
1993 1464 83.0 17.6 11.9
1994 1438 88.0 16.3 16
1995 1536 96.0 16.0 21.2
1996 1536 96.0 16.0 21.2
1997 1550 100.0 15.5 22.1
1998 1510 97.0 15.6 28.1
1999 1569 97.0 16.2 32.6
2000 1537 97.0 15.8 35.4
2001 1606 97.0 16.6 26
2002 1691 97.0 17.4 37.6
2003 1691 97.0 17.4 37.6
2004 1524 97.0 15.7 45.4
2005 1556 97.0 16.0 58.9
2006 1776 97.0 18.3 61.3
2007 2063 133.0 15.5 64.6
2008 2019 148.0 13.6 63.5
2009 2243 150.7 14.9 64.3
2010 2213 141.8 15.6 73.7
2011 2193 131.5 16.6 74.6
2012 1823 118.8 15.3 77.2
2013 1892 107.7 17.5 77.2
2014 1931 111.9 17.2 76.1
2015 2040 109.0 18.7 99.6
2016 2013 115.0 17.5 99.8
2017 1804 122.0 14.7 97.4
2018 1545 109.6 14.0 99.8
2019 1305 94.5 13.7 99.6
2020 1158 87.9 13.1 99.1
2021 1069 83.7 12.7 99.7
2022 1211 75.8 15.9 99.2

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 West Mecklenburg High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,263 (11.0%) $10,270 (89.0%) $11,533

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

Impact of COVID-19 on West Mecklenburg High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Pandemic (2021-2022)
Change (%)
Ranks 421st of 514 High schoolsRanks 527th of 603 High schools
 5.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (West Mecklenburg High School)46.621.1
 25.5%
   End of Course Biology (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)60.350.4
 9.9%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.652
 7.6%
End of Course English II (West Mecklenburg High School)3231.1
 0.9%
   End of Course English II (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)6159
 2%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.1
 1.6%
End of Course Math I (West Mecklenburg High School)27.810.4
 17.4%
   End of Course Math I (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)42.226.1
 16.1%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.232.9
 8.3%
End of Course Math III (West Mecklenburg High School)17.540.9
 23.4%
   End of Course Math III (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools)50.256.9
 6.7%
   End of Course Math III (North Carolina)46.853.4
 6.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021)
Change (%)
Total Students13051069
 18.1%
African American759597
 21.3%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian7852
 33.3%
Hispanic328349
 6.4%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White7843
 44.9%
Two or More Races5826
 55.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.6%99.7%
 0.1%




Frequently Asked Questions about West Mecklenburg High School

Students at West Mecklenburg High School are 54% African American, 36% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

West Mecklenburg High School ranks in the bottom 12.6% of North Carolina high schools.

In the 2021-22 school year, 1,211 students attended West Mecklenburg High School.

West Mecklenburg High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Berryhill School
Elementary : Paw Creek Elementary
Elementary : Renaissance West STEAM Academy
Elementary : River Oaks Academy
Elementary : Tuckaseegee Elementary
Elementary : Whitewater Academy
Middle : Coulwood STEM Academy
Middle : Whitewater Middle


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.

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