Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology
Charlotte · NC · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · Public
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- 97% graduate on time. Nearly every student who starts 9th grade here finishes in four years — the strongest baseline signal a school can post.
- Course rigor in the top 4% of US high schools. 14 AP courses plus advanced math and lab-science depth — measured against every high school in the country, not just the neighborhood.
Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.
At a glance
- 14 AP courses offered — Elite
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- Gifted & talented program
- 4 calculus classes · 2 physics · 27 chemistry
- AP rigor: Top 3.7% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: 87th percentile by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 97% in 2019 (90th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology compares for families
Among the nation's most academically rigorous high schools.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor sits in the top 3.7% of US high schools with 14 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyNC sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Harding University High School, West Mecklenburg High School, Olympic High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth
Top 3.7% of US high schools
Gifted/talented program
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-2187th percentile by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
90th percentile nationally
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $11,655/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -3.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,533 students:
≈ 254 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $11,749 per student in district revenue, the 254 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $2,984,246/year in funding at risk.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
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The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harding University High School Charlotte |
Public | 0.6 | 1,204 | -25.6% |
| West Mecklenburg High School Charlotte |
Public | 3.5 | 1,290 | +6.5% |
| Olympic High School Charlotte |
Public | 6.6 | 1,483 | -43.1% |
| West Charlotte High School Charlotte |
Public | 2.6 | 2,008 | +38.2% |
| Garinger High School Charlotte |
Public | 6.1 | 1,877 | +14.2% |
| Hopewell High School Huntersville |
Public | 9.7 | 1,851 | +2.3% |
| North Mecklenburg High School Huntersville |
Public | 9.8 | 1,854 | -11.5% |
| Rocky River High School Mint Hill |
Public | 14.3 | 1,562 | +0.8% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantPhillip O Berry Academy of Technology is a public high school in Charlotte, NC, enrolling 1,533 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is down 27% from 2021 to 2024.
It offers 14 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 96% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
354 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 87% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 232 students per school counselor.
21% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology offer? Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology offers 14 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 96% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology's graduation rate? Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology's federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology? Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology is a public high school in Charlotte, NC, enrolling 1,533 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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