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Kannapolis, NC
Public School Ratings




Kannapolis Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Kannapolis City Schools School District details

Kannapolis City Schools School District
100 Denver Street
Kannapolis, NC 28083

5,385 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Kannapolis City Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to North Carolina

2

(10 is best)

Better than 10.8% of all NC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 14.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
52%
32%
51%
33%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
A L Brown High School
415 Martin Luther King Jr Ave
Kannapolis, NC, 28083
09-12
Forest Park Elementary School
1333 Forest Park Drive
Kannapolis, NC, 28083
KG-05
Fred L Wilson Elementary School
1401 Pine Street
Kannapolis, NC, 28081
KG-05
Gw Carver Elementary School
525 East C St
Kannapolis, NC, 28083
KG-05
Jackson Park Elementary School
1400 Jackson Street
Kannapolis, NC, 28083
KG-05
Kannapolis Middle School
1000 Virginia Dare Street
Kannapolis, NC, 28081
06-08
Kannapolis Middle School 6
1445 Oakwood Ave.
Kannapolis, NC, 28081
M-M
North Kannapolis Elementary School
800 N Walnut Street
Kannapolis, NC, 28081
PK-05
Shady Brook Elementary School
903 Rogers Lake Road
Kannapolis, NC, 28081
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 26.5% 45.7%
Black 29.0% 26.1%
Hispanic 43.3% 22.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 1.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.6% 68.3%
Free lunch eligible 99.6% 67.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 1.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,600 $40,925,000 58.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $445 $2,395,000 3.4%
Staff $497 $2,678,000 3.8%
General Administration $157 $848,000 1.2%
School Administration $739 $3,979,000 5.7%
Operation $1,244 $6,697,000 9.6%
Transportation $256 $1,376,000 2.0%
Other $450 $2,423,000 3.5%
Total Support $3,788 $20,396,000 29.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,561 $8,407,000 12.1%
Total Expenditures $12,949 $69,728,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,524 $11,629,189,000 56.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $717 $1,108,296,000 5.4%
Staff $421 $651,371,000 3.2%
General Administration $203 $313,159,000 1.5%
School Administration $717 $1,108,754,000 5.4%
Operation $936 $1,446,950,000 7.0%
Transportation $473 $731,502,000 3.5%
Other $410 $632,972,000 3.1%
Total Support $3,877 $5,993,004,000 29.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,961 $3,031,407,000 14.7%
Total Expenditures $13,363 $20,653,600,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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