B+
Cabarrus County Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns
Serves Concord, Kannapolis, Harrisburg, Locust, Midland and Mount Pleasant.
Students
35,264
Schools
43
Spent per student
$11,026
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Debt
$187.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Cabarrus County Schools
- School Grade B+: better than 72% of North Carolina districts
- Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
- Spends 15% less per student than the NC average
- 16 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 8.4% since 2020
- Debt of $187.5M, about $5,317 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Locust.
K–5Locust ElementaryStanly County Schools
6–87 middle schoolsThis district
9–128 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. NC
2020–21Math proficiency54%
State average 41.9%
Reading / language arts55%
State average 47.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 87.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$11,026 per student · 15% below NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 34%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 57%Federal 9%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
32,526’20
33,277’21
34,525’22
34,717’23
35,264’24
Up 8.4% since 2020.
Students
White 37%Black 23%Hispanic 20%Asian 14%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
43 public schools.
Cox Mill Elementary
A+1,086 students14:1
W R Odell Elementary
A1,052 students18:1
Weddington Hills Elementary
B1,038 students15:1
W R Odell Primary
938 students16:1
Hickory Ridge Elementary
A−927 students14:1
Charles E Boger Elementary
B+895 students16:1
Pitts School Road Elementary
B+885 students15:1
Harrisburg Elementary
A850 students16:1
Carl A Furr Elementary
B−782 students13:1
W M Irvin Elementary
C−760 students14:1
Winecoff Elementary
C−740 students15:1
R Brown McAllister Elementary
B+698 students15:1
Mount Pleasant Elementary
B+679 students15:1
Royal Oaks Elementary
C661 students15:1
Wolf Meadow Elementary
C−655 students15:1
Rocky River Elementary
C652 students13:1
Patriots Elementary
A−636 students14:1
A T Allen Elementary
C+626 students15:1
Bethel Elementary
B611 students13:1
Coltrane-Webb Elementary
A−386 students11:1
Harris Road Middle
A1,368 students20:1
Harold E. Winkler Middle
B1,094 students17:1
Hickory Ridge Middle
A1,057 students21:1
Roberta Road Middle
906 students17:1
Northwest Cabarrus Middle
B−825 students20:1
C C Griffin Middle
B−792 students19:1
J N Fries Magnet School
A−755 students17:1
Mount Pleasant Middle
B+660 students17:1
Concord Middle
C−583 students16:1
Cabarrus Health Sciences Institute
159 students25:1
Cox Mill High School
A+1,772 students22:1
Hickory Ridge High
A1,671 students20:1
West Cabarrus High
B1,627 students19:1
Central Cabarrus High
A−1,369 students16:1
Jay M Robinson High
A−1,210 students18:1
Northwest Cabarrus High
A1,142 students17:1
Concord High
B1,128 students16:1
Mount Pleasant High
A−894 students17:1
Cabarrus Early College of Technology
B−236 students36:1
Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early Coll
B−234 students24:1
Performance Learning Center
A−77 students12:1
Cabarrus Co Opportunity School
D−41 students4:1
Cabarrus County Schools Virtual Academy
B107 students27:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.