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Cabarrus County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Concord, Kannapolis, Harrisburg, Locust, Midland and Mount Pleasant.

Concord’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of North Carolina school districts

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
The gist

What stands out about Cabarrus County Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 73% of North Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the NC average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $187.5M, about $5,317 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 73% of the 325 North Carolina school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Concord 114,598B+Kannapolis 61,708B+Harrisburg 20,742B+Locust 6,120B+Midland 5,151B+Mount Pleasant 1,816

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Concord. Grade by grade →

K–59 elementary schoolsThis district
6–85 middle schoolsThis district
9–127 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency62%
State average 50.8% · 17,254 students tested
Reading / language arts58%
State average 49.9% · 18,430 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 86.5% · 2,834 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

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%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

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 2020–21.

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. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools.

Charles E Boger Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kannapolis
B
895 students16:1
Harrisburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Harrisburg
A
850 students16:1
W M Irvin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Concord
C−
760 students14:1
Winecoff Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Concord
C−
740 students15:1
R Brown McAllister Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Concord
B+
698 students15:1
Rocky River Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Concord
C
652 students13:1
Bethel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Midland
B
611 students13:1
Cox Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
A
1,086 students14:1
Weddington Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
B
1,038 students15:1
W R Odell Primary
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Concord
938 students16:1
Hickory Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Harrisburg
A−
927 students14:1
Pitts School Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
B+
885 students15:1
Carl A Furr Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
B−
782 students13:1
Mount Pleasant Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mount Pleasant
B+
679 students15:1
Royal Oaks Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Kannapolis
C−
661 students15:1
Wolf Meadow Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
C−
655 students15:1
Patriots Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
A−
636 students14:1
A T Allen Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
C+
626 students15:1
Coltrane-Webb Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Concord
B+
386 students11:1
Cabarrus County Schools Virtual Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Concord
B
107 students27:1
W R Odell Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Concord
A
1,052 students18:1
Harris Road Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Concord
A
1,368 students20:1
Harold E. Winkler Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Concord
B
1,094 students17:1
Hickory Ridge Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Harrisburg
A
1,057 students21:1
Roberta Road Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Concord
906 students17:1
Northwest Cabarrus Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Concord
B−
825 students20:1
C C Griffin Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Concord
B−
792 students19:1
J N Fries Magnet School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Concord
A−
755 students17:1
Mount Pleasant Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mount Pleasant
B+
660 students17:1
Concord Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Concord
C−
583 students16:1
Performance Learning Center
High · Grades 6–12 · Concord
A−
77 students12:1
Cabarrus Co Opportunity School
High · Grades 6–12 · Concord
D−
41 students4:1
Cox Mill High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Concord
A
1,772 students22:1
Hickory Ridge High
High · Grades 9–12 · Harrisburg
A
1,671 students20:1
West Cabarrus High
High · Grades 9–12 · Concord
B
1,627 students19:1
Central Cabarrus High
High · Grades 9–12 · Concord
A−
1,369 students16:1
Jay M Robinson High
High · Grades 9–12 · Concord
A−
1,210 students18:1
Northwest Cabarrus High
High · Grades 9–12 · Concord
A
1,142 students17:1
Concord High
High · Grades 9–12 · Concord
B
1,128 students16:1
Mount Pleasant High
High · Grades 9–12 · Mount Pleasant
A−
894 students17:1
Cabarrus Early College of Technology
High · Grades 9–13 · Concord
A+
236 students
Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early Coll
High · Grades 9–13 · Concord
A+
234 students24:1
Cabarrus Health Sciences Institute
Secondary · Grades 9–11 · Concord
159 students25:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte, Davidson, Huntersville
$13,065per student
Stanly County SchoolsRed Cross, Stanfield
$11,481per student
Rowan-Salisbury SchoolsLandis
$13,427per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within North Carolina.