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Best High Schools in Zip Code 28078

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At a glance

Schools

3,881

Students

Top rankedHopewell High School357^th of 641 North Carolina high schools

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Summary:

The 28078 zip code area is home to three high schools: North Mecklenburg High School, Hopewell High School, and Merancas Middle College-CPCC. These schools serve students in grades 9-12 and are part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district.

Among the three schools, Merancas Middle College-CPCC stands out for its exceptional performance on the Math III end-of-course (EOC) exam, with 100% of students scoring proficient or better in 2024-2025, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. Additionally, Merancas Middle College-CPCC had a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (32.11%) compared to the other two schools. In contrast, North Mecklenburg High School had a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (98.74%), indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

The graduation rates for North Mecklenburg High School and Hopewell High School were both 87.7% for the 2024-2025 school year. However, the schools had mixed performance on the EOC exams, with some subject areas exceeding the district and state averages, while others fell short. The spending per student ranged from $7,253 at Merancas Middle College-CPCC to $9,173 at North Mecklenburg High School for the 2018-2019 school year, and Merancas Middle College-CPCC had the highest student-teacher ratio at 47.5, while the other two schools had lower ratios of 17.8 and 18.5, respectively.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Mecklenburg High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	11201 Old Statesville Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-3840	1,854	110	16.9	99.8%	102 (5.5%)	1,028 (55.4%)	588 (31.7%)	70 (3.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (3.3%)	35.1	412^th of 641 public high schools	35.7%		37.8	389^th of 640 public high schools	39.2%	23	41.0	56.9	29.5	53.1	$9,173	$451	$8,723
Hopewell High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	11530 Beatties Ford Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5988	1,851	97	19.0	99.8%	437 (23.6%)	887 (47.9%)	374 (20.2%)	54 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (5.1%)	42.5	357^th of 641 public high schools	44.3%		44.1	340^th of 640 public high schools	46.9%	17	39.7	57.9	22.6	73.4	$8,867	$413	$8,454
Merancas Middle College-CPCC	Public	11-12	12010 Verhoeff Dr	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-0035	176	5	35.2	32.4%	35 (19.9%)	83 (47.2%)	25 (14.2%)	23 (13.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)								(n/a)				100.0	$7,253	$339	$6,914

Cities Near Zip Code 28078

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Huntersville	0.36 mi	16	116^th
Cornelius	2.65 mi	5	101^st
Charlotte	4.49 mi	186	282^nd
Davidson	5.25 mi	2	11^th
Concord	6.33 mi	35	227^th

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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.

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