20 Best Public High Schools In Charlotte Region For 2021

The top 20 ranked public high schools in the Charlotte region for 2021, as ranked by Niche.com. Excellent schools are a major determinant of home values in the Charlotte area and demand for homes in certain neighborhoods. As in prior years, Charlotte, Union County, and York County had the lion’s share of top rated schools. (View the video below for the rankings from 1 to 20 and for each school’s grades.)

Which Charlotte Public High Schools Are Top Rated?

Charlotte region’s Charlotte Mecklenburg School System (CMS) had seven high schools rank in the top 20, three of them in the top 10 ranked schools. The top ranked high schools in the Charlotte Mecklenburg School system included:

Ardrey Kell High School in south Charlotte’s Ballantyne area, ranked #1 in the entire Charlotte region for a fourth consecutive year. Search for homes in Ardrey Kell High School here.

Myers Park High School in Charlotte’s South Park area, ranked #9 in the entire Charlotte region and #4 in Mecklenburg County. Search for homes in Myers Park High School here.

Providence High School in south Charlotte, ranked #10 in the entire Charlotte region. Search for homes in Providence High School here.

Harper Middle College High School in southwest Charlotte, ranked #16 in the entire Charlotte region and as the #7 best public high school in Mecklenburg County. Harper Middle College High School (HMCHS) is an honors program offered by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools that gives students the chance to earn college credit during their junior and senior years. HMCHS is a Cooperative Innovative High School located on the Harper Campus of Central Piedmont Community College and is part of the Career and College Promise program. (Enrollment is limited to 100 students per grade.)

Cato Middle College High School in north Charlotte, ranked #17 in the entire Charlotte region and #8 in Mecklenburg County. Cato Middle College High School (CMCHS) is an honors program offered by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools that consists of grades 11-13. It gives students an opportunity to earn college credit during their junior and senior years as well as one additional year. Students can earn an Associates Degree or two years of transfer college credits. Learn more about CMS School Choice program.

Charlotte Engineering Early College located at University of North Carolina/Charlotte, ranked #18, is a small public school of choice and a joint project between Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It is also ranked as the #9 best public high school in Mecklenburg County. Learn more about CEEC.

South Mecklenburg High School in south Charlotte’s Quail Hollow area, ranked #19 in the entire Charlotte region and #10 as a best public high school in Mecklenburg County. Search for homes in South Mecklenburg High School here.

Which Union County Public High Schools Are Top Rated?

Union County, just east of Charlotte, had four schools rank in the top 20, two in the top five ranked schools. Union County Public School System (UCPS) is ranked as the third best school system in North Carolina. The 2021 top ranked Union County public high schools included:

Marvin Ridge High School in Marvin, ranked #2 in the entire Charlotte region for the third consecutive year and as Union County’s #1 best public high school. Search for Marvin Ridge High School homes here.

Weddington High School in Matthews/Weddington, ranked #3 in the entire Charlotte region. Search for Weddington High School homes here.

Central Academy of Technology & Arts, a Magnet School in Monroe (Union County) ranked #6 in the entire Charlotte region. Learn more about the Union County Public Schools Option Program.

Cuthbertson High School in Waxhaw, ranked #11 in the entire Charlotte region and the 4th best public high school in Union County. Search for Cuthbertson High School homes here.

WHICH FORT MILL PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS ARE TOP RATED?

Fort Mill, South Carolina, just south of Charlotte, had both of its two high schools rank in the top 20. The top ranked Fort Mill high schools included:

Fort Mill High School in Fort Mill, ranked #12 in the entire Charlotte region. It is also rated as the #1 best public high school in York County. Search for Fort Mill High School homes here.

Nations Ford High School in Fort Mill, ranked #15 in the entire Charlotte region and as the #2 best public high school in York County. Search for Nations Ford High School homes here.