Top Rankings
Kannapolis City Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in North Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,171 students in Kannapolis City Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in North Carolina.
Public Middle School in Kannapolis City School School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the North Carolina public middle school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 50% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 73% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the North Carolina public middle school average of 56% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NC)
# Schools
9 Schools
882 Schools
# Students
5,385 Students
494,023 Students
# Teachers
350 Teachers
31,644 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Kannapolis City Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 320 school districts in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 86% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#257 out of 325 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
51%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
50%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
63%
Graduation Rate
87%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.71
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
4%
% Hispanic
40%
20%
% Black
27%
25%
% White
24%
44%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
8%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,503 is higher than the state median of $11,187. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,165 is less than the state median of $11,612. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$62 MM
$17,307 MM
Spending
$60 MM
$17,964 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,503
$11,187
Spending / Student
$11,165
$11,612
Best Kannapolis City Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Kannapolis Middle School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1000 Virginia Dare Street
Kannapolis, NC 28081
(704) 932-4102
Kannapolis, NC 28081
(704) 932-4102
Grades: 6-8
| 1,171 students
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