Mount Pleasant Collegiate Institute Historic District · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Mount Pleasant’s public schools outscore 73% of North Carolina districts
Math proficiency in Mount Pleasant’s districts is 62%, above the North Carolina average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mount Pleasant, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.
From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Mount Pleasant’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 230 North Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mount Pleasant’s, its schools beat 88%, higher than their 73% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 58% and math 62% in spring 2022, against 50% and 51% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,026 per student, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and 11 high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is up 8% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Mount Pleasant’s grade
B+: better than 73% of North Carolina school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the North Carolina average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mount Pleasant, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Elementary
Grades K–5 · 679 students · 15:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Elementary
Grades K–5 · 679 students · 15:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Elementary
Grades K–5 · 679 students · 15:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Elementary
Grades K–5 · 679 students · 15:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Elementary
Grades K–5 · 679 students · 15:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Elementary
Grades K–5 · 679 students · 15:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Middle
Grades 6–8 · 660 students · 17:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Middle
Grades 6–8 · 660 students · 17:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Middle
Grades 6–8 · 660 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Mount Pleasant’s public schools are run by Cabarrus County Schools, which also serves Concord, Harrisburg, Kannapolis and Locust and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Mount Pleasant vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Mount Pleasant’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant | B+ | Cabarrus County Schools |
| Concord | B+ | Cabarrus County Schools |
Every school in Mount Pleasant
13 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Mount Pleasant’s schools
Are Mount Pleasant’s schools good?
By North Carolina’s own tests, yes: the public schools Mount Pleasant children attend outscore 73% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Mount Pleasant in?
Cabarrus County Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 35,264 students in 43 schools (2024–25).
Where do Mount Pleasant kids go to high school?
One of 11 high schools, depending on your address: Cox Mill High School, Hickory Ridge High, West Cabarrus High, Central Cabarrus High, Jay M Robinson High, Northwest Cabarrus High, Concord High, Mount Pleasant High, Cabarrus Early College of Technology, Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early Coll and Cabarrus Health Sciences Institute.
What is Mount Pleasant’s graduation rate?
89% of the class of 2023 in Cabarrus County Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina.
How much does Mount Pleasant spend per student?
$11,026 in Cabarrus County Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Mount Pleasant families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Mount Pleasant → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.