Chapter 01
Public school districts.
Three districts serve the region: Charlotte-Mecklenburg (CMS) in the south, Iredell-Statesville (ISS) in the north, and Lincoln County in the west.
Education
A region built around its schools.
From the Charlotte-Mecklenburg public flagships of Cornelius and Huntersville to Davidson's nationally ranked liberal arts college, education is the region's quiet through-line.
Chapter 02
Highest-rated public schools.
Niche and US News consistently rank these among the strongest in the metro.
- ◆William Amos Hough High (Cornelius)
- ◆Community School of Davidson
- ◆Lake Norman High (Mooresville)
- ◆Hopewell High (Huntersville)
- ◆Bailey Middle (Cornelius)
- ◆Davidson K–8
- ◆Torrence Creek Elementary (Huntersville)
Chapter 03
Charter schools.
Two of the state's strongest charters operate in the region.
- ◆Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville, K–12)
- ◆Lincoln Charter (Denver, K–12)
- ◆Pine Lake Preparatory (Mooresville)
Chapter 04
Private schools.
A selection of the region's most-requested independent K–12s.
- ◆Cannon School (Concord)
- ◆Davidson Day School
- ◆Charlotte Latin (nearby)
- ◆Christ the King Catholic High
Chapter 05
Higher education.
Davidson College — a top-ten national liberal arts school — anchors the region. Mitchell Community College serves Iredell, and UNC Charlotte sits 25 minutes south.
Chapter 06
Buying for the school district.
Most relocating families anchor their home search to a specific catchment. Our Charlotte real estate team keeps a live map of which streets feed which schools, and the Charlotte luxury real estate firm handles the upper-tier listings inside the strongest catchments.