Myers Park High School - Charlotte, North Carolina/NC

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Myers Park High School

2400 Colony Rd, Charlotte, NC, 28209-1743 -

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Definition of Terms

Myers Park High School

School Level

High school

School Type

Magnet School

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Mecklenburg County, NC

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2744 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

140 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 838 students

Grade 10 - 757 students

Grade 11 - 566 students

Grade 12 - 583 students

This School

( NC ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:20

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( NC ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	2%
% Asian	7%	2%
% Hispanic	4%	10%
% Black	24%	33%
% White	65%	54%

Additional Student Information

This School

( NC ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

17%

39%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( NC ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Charlotte-mecklenburg s School District

This School's Agency

( NC ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	142	4
Number of Students Managed	128,112 students	1,837 students
District Total Revenue	$922,481,000	$15,601,000
District Expenditure	$1,056,103,000	$15,623,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,201	$8,493
District Expenditure / Student	$8,244	$8,505
District Graduation Rates	76%	79%

Myers Park High School is a public secondary school and one of 17 high schools in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools system. Recent rankings in Newsweek magazine based on IB and AP tests named Myers Park High as the 16th best secondary school in America. With a 62 acre campus and 13 individual buildings, students are able to learn in an environment similar to a small college. Myers Park High School hosts a diverse body of students (66% White, 23% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Latino) and students from 37 countries.
The Campus: Myers Park High School is located at 2400 Colony Road in the Myers Park neighborhood. Two entrances are on Colony Road; a third is on Runnymede Avenue. The front circle contains a monument to the World Trade Center Towers, dedicated in 2002 by Senator Elizabeth Dole.
The campus is centered around a quadrangle, commonly known as the "quad". The Student Center (SC), Math Building, Social Studies Building, Auditorium, and Language Arts Building (LA) all open on this large grassy area where many students eat lunch. Behind LA are buildings that house science and vocational classrooms. The campus was built in the collegiate mold, with the entire campus revolving around an open quad area.
Most of the buildings are brick with green trim. Only the Social Studies and CB buildings have two stories; the rest are single-story buildings.
Extracurricular Activities: The school mascot is a green mustang. The school's official color is kelly green.
Myers Park has 29 junior varsity and varsity sports for men and women. Thirty-three special interest clubs are also available. There is also a marching band program directed by Mr. C. Whit Blunt. The marching band supports the varsity football team at all their games by playing fight songs, cadences, and plays a halftime show at the games.
In addition, Myers Park is nationally known for its speech and debate program. The team, the largest in the state of North Carolina, has many nationally ranked debate and speech students. The team has won the State Championship 6 out of the last 9 years, most recently in 2006. The team also succeeds in its NFL district, having won the district championship every year for the past seven years. This accomplishment comes with qualifying at least ten students to the NFL national tournament annually. The Myers Park Speech & Debate Team hosts the annual Laird Lewis Invitational every year. The team is coached by Andrew West, Jason Kline, Karen Justice, Katie Parry, and Angelica Acosta.
Also, Myers Park High School has a top (Army) JROTC program. For every year it has been eligable, the "Mustang Battalion" has won the Honor Unit with Distinction award. It is run by First Sergeant George Powell and Major Doug Willie. The battalion has both a drill team and a rifle team.
Curriculum: The curriculum provides for different levels of instruction: Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and honors courses. General courses and remedial courses are also available. Myers Park is a shining example of what CMS is aiming to do in other Charlotte schools in an effort to improve the quality of NC schools.
The IB program stresses challenging students at the college level in a variety of disciplines. Students must take examinations in International History, English, a math, a science (Chemistry, Physics, Biology, or Environmental Science), a foreign language (German, Spanish, French, or Latin), and an elective (Latin, Art, Theater, Computer Science or Psychology). The IB curriculum requires three of these to be taken at a higher level; Myers Park requires that History and English comprise two of those. Typically, these examinations are taken at the end of senior year, but can be taken at the end of the junior year.
The IB program also has three other components. First, students must write an extended essay of 3200-4000 words; at Myers Park, this also functions as the Senior Exit paper. Second, students must complete the course Theory of Knowledge in their junior year; this course covers philosophical and epistemological topics in various disciplines. Finally, students are required to complete a total of 150 hours of community service. The 150 hours is divided into three different areas: service, action, and creativity.
The IB coordinator of Myers Park is currently Dr. Ron Thomas. He guides many student intiatives, service projects, and awareness campaigns on campus. The percent of IB diplomas awarded was 88% compared to a world average of 81%.
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About This Zip Code (28209)

School Zip (28209)

(NC) State Average

Population (Approximate)

19,759 people

7,780,958 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

51%

24%

Population Average Age

35 years old

35.3 years old

Average Household size

2.0 persons

2.4 persons

Median Household Income

$46,175

$39,693

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5 rooms

5.3 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

45 years old

32 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

53% / 47%

66% / 34%

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