Charlotte Secondary School

Charlotte Secondary School is an active, open independent charter school district located at 8601 McAlpine Park Drive in Charlotte, North Carolina. Situated within a large city setting in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metropolitan area, this single-school district provides a dedicated secondary educational pathway serving students in sixth through twelfth grade. Designed to foster academic growth from middle school through high school graduation, the district offers families in the region an accessible public charter alternative, maintaining strong community connections through its urban campus and online hub at charlottesecondary.org.

According to National Center for Education Statistics dataset context for the 2024–2025 academic year, the district operates an intimate learning community with a total enrollment of 157 students. The vibrant student body reflects the diversity of the surrounding metropolitan area, comprising 61 Black, 53 Hispanic, 22 White, and 21 multiracial students, with a gender distribution of 96 male and 61 female learners. To support its secondary curriculum, Charlotte Secondary School maintains a focused workforce of 16.1 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff members, which includes 14.1 FTE classroom teachers and 2 FTE support personnel. This generous staffing ratio allows for personalized instruction and close academic mentorship across all middle and high school grade levels.