By the Numbers K-12 Alternative Education 2 Magnet Schools 18 Traditional Public Schools 137 Education Grade Level Total Pre-K Schools 51 Total K-5th Grade Schools 99 Total 6th-8th Grade Schools 44 Total 9-12 Grade Schools 28 Demographics of CMS Students Charter Schools 3% 5% (approx. 73% of charter schools have American Indian Asian 1,000 or fewer students) /Multicultural Total Pre-K Schools 0 Total K-5th Grade Schools 7 Total 6th-8th Grade Schools 9 Total 9-12 Grade Schools 4 32% Private Schools Caucasian 42% (average student-teacher ratio is 9:1; average tuition in NC is about $9,000 per year) African Total Pre-Schools 32 American Total Elementary Schools 62 18% Hispanic Total High Schools 29 **Data compiled from ncreportcards.org

**Data retrieved from the CMS Fast Facts Summary Report

Higher Education Colleges and Universities Community Collegees Art Institute of Charlotte Central Piedmont Community College Vocational Schools DeVry University Brookstone College of Business Gardner-Webb University at Charlotte Carolina School of Broadcasting Johnson & Wales University Carolinas College of Health Sciences Johnson C. Smith University Kaplan College Lee University King’s College at Charlotte Mercy School of Nursing New Life Theological Seminary Southeastern Institute Northeastern University - Charlotte

Pfeiffer University Queens University Tuition Strayer University 4-year institution University of at Charlotte Public starts about $6,000 (in-state) University of Phoenix at Charlotte Private about $30,000 Wake Forest University at Charlotte 2-year institution Professional Schools Public starts about $2,500 (in-state) Charlotte School of Law Private school about $16,000 Reformed Theological Seminary *data compiled from charlottechamber.com Union Presbyterian Seminary, Charlotte **figures retrieved from collegetuitioncompare.com