Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) is a school district which educates over 12,000 students (pre-K through 12th grade) in the southeastern part of Orange County, North Carolina. Being near three major universities as well as the Research Triangle Park, it serves one of the best educated populations in the United States. It is the school district for most of Chapel Hill (except the small portion of Chapel Hill that is in Durham County) and all of Carrboro, including schools from elementary through high school. It is financed through property taxes, including a city supplement, as well as state and federal funds. The administrative center is located at Lincoln Center at 750 South Merritt Mill Road. Lincoln Center is the site of the former all-black high school.[1] Services are available for gifted, special needs, and limited English proficiency students.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Location
Chapel Hill and Carrboro
North Carolina
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK-12
Established1909
SuperintendentDr. Nyah Hamlett
Students and staff
Students12,000
Staff2,000
Other information
Websitewww.chccs.k12.nc.us
Location of Chapel Hill in North Carolina
Location of North Carolina within the United States

Elementary schools
Northside Elementary School

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Middle schools
Smith Middle School

High schools

The traditional high schools located in the District are:

Phoenix Academy High School is an alternative high school for students needing a different environment.

Academics

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School District has been called one of the top 37 school districts in the United States and the top performing school district in the Southeast United States. This is according to the criteria of student scores on the SAT, student participation in Advanced Placement courses, and the number of National Merit Scholars.[3]

The district is known for its high quality student scores, especially at the high school level. Two of the currently open high schools, Chapel Hill High and East Chapel Hill High, have been featured as some of the nation's best by the Newsweek Top 100 High Schools, as well as The Wall Street Journal (October 15, 1999).[4] Carrboro High School opened in 2007.

Approximately one-third of the K-12 student population is identified as eligible to receive gifted services.

References
  1. "Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Home". Retrieved August 18, 2007.
  2. "District Map of Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools". Archived from the original on December 27, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
  3. "Who We Are: The Facts and Figures". Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
  4. "Orange County, NC: Education Statistics". Archived from the original on December 7, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
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