Charlotte Mecklenburg City Schools
Operating budget (2004-2005)...........................$889,268,774
Per pupil expenditure.................................................... $7,311
Beginning teacher salary .............................................$28,724
Estimated average certified salary*...............................$40,194
Schools
Total number of
schools.......................................................148
Elementary Schools
..............................................................91
Middle Schools
....................................................................32
High Schools
.......................................................................17
Special Programs
.................................................................11
New schools opening in
2005-2006........................................4
Magnet schools
Number of magnet school programs
......................................15
Number of magnet
schools....................................................50
Graduates
Total number of 2004
graduates.......................................6,172
Percentage of 2004 graduates who took the SAT..................70%
Top 10% of 2004 CMS graduates – average SAT score......1186
Top 10% of students in state
..............................................1175
Top 10% of students in
nation............................................1186
Scholarships Received by CMS Students (03-04)
Academic
............................................................$33.3
million
Athletic
................................................................$12.9
million
Students
Total number of students enrolled
..................................121,640
Pre-kindergarten
..............................................................3,041
Kindergarten-grade 5
....................................................57,053
Grades
6-8...................................................................28,064
Grades
9-12.................................................................33,482
Special Education Self
Contained*....................................3,021
