• Lake Norman Charter will accept online applications for a public school lottery for students in grades K-12 for the 2025-2026 school year from November 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025. 

    Beginning November 1, 2024, click on the orange "Lottery - Apply Here" button to begin the application process.

    As a public charter school, LNC enrolls students through a lottery process. Applications for the lottery are accepted from November 1 through January 31 and all open spots are filled from this lottery. Remaining applicants will be placed on a waitlist for their grade based on the order their application was drawn in the lottery. Spots will be filled as they become available through the 20th day of school.

    Applications received after the lottery application deadline (January 31) will be placed at the end of the waitlist of the grade applied for in the order of receipt, after the lottery has been held. Applications are not accepted, and new students will not be admitted, after the 20th school day.

    Students applying must be residents of North Carolina at the time of the lottery. Siblings of currently enrolled students will be given priority for enrollment.

    LNC is located on two campuses:

    • our middle and high school are on Old Statesville Rd, Huntersville
    • our elementary school is located on Hambright Rd, Huntersville


    Elementary school (Grades K-4) enrollment is 610 and middle school (Grades 5-8) and high school (Grades 9-12) enrollment are 800 each. Total enrollment for all three schools is 2,210.

  • LNC is in its 27th year of operation. View a slideshow of the LNC community learning, leading and serving.

    The LNC community collected more than 21,000 pounds of supplies to help our neighbors in need in Western NC. Watch a video of our collection and distribution effort.

    The LNC motto is “Together, we learn, lead and serve” and all students experience leadership and service opportunities that are integrated within the school’s curriculum.

     

    LNC was awarded an “A” grade by the NC Department of Public Instruction for the most recent school year, placing LNC in the top 6% of all NC public schools. We have been awarded an “A” grade each year since the state initiated that school grading system

     

    US News & World Reports ranked Lake Norman Charter:

    • in the top 2% of high schools nationwide
    • #15 in North Carolina based on AP performance, academic proficiency, college readiness and graduation rates. 

     

    Niche.com ranked

            • LNC Elementary School in the top 1% of all elementary schools nationwide
            • LNC Middle School in the top 2% of all middle schools nationwide
            • LNC High School in the top 4% of all high schools nationwide

     

  • Thank you for your interest in Lake Norman Charter School!

     

    Please note:  The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Division of Charter Schools, mandates that out-of-state residents are not eligible to participate in the lottery.