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 Salisbury.
PK–52 elementary schoolsRowan-Salisbury Schools
6–86 middle schoolsRowan-Salisbury Schools
9–122 high schoolsRowan-Salisbury Schools
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.