Enrollment shrinks at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
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From its recent enrollment peak in 2018, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has lost nearly 7,000 students — or about 5% of its population, according to state data.
White student enrollment declined nearly 16% since 2018, N.C. Department of Public Instruction data show. Black enrollment dropped about 9%.
CMS’s Hispanic student population, on the other hand, increased more than 12%, a Charlotte Observer analysis found.
Black students and Hispanic students in the district now outnumber whites.
Mecklenburg County charter schools, meanwhile, watched their student population increase by some 2,000 students from 2020-21, the Observer previously reported.
This story was originally published April 20, 2022 at 10:17 AM with the headline "Enrollment shrinks at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools."
