Enrollment

  • Lake Norman Charter School is a public charter school serving students in grades K-12 across four campuses in Huntersville, NC.

    LNC is located on four campuses:

      • LNC Middle School and LNC High School are on Old Statesville Road, Huntersville
      • LNC Elementary School-East is located on Hambright Road, Huntersville
      • LNC Elementary School-West is located on McIlwaine Road, Huntersville (opening fall, 2026)

     

    We do not have a Pre-K or TK program. Two elementary schools serve grades K-4 with an enrollment of 985 (ES-East enrollment of 610, ES-West enrollment of 375), the middle school serves grades 5-8 (enrollment of 800), and the high school serves grades 9-12 (enrollment of 800). The total enrollment for all four schools is 2,585.

    As a public charter school, and in compliance with state law, LNC enrolls students through a lottery process. This approach eliminates biases and ensures each applicant, regardless of his/her background or academic abilities, has an equal chance of securing a seat. All open seats 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. Seats will be filled as they become available through the 20th day of school.

    The lottery application window is November 1 through January 31. The lottery will be held no later than the third week in February.

    Students applying must be full-time residents of North Carolina at the time of the lottery.

    Siblings of currently enrolled students will be given priority for enrollment.

    Enrollment Process:

    1. Apply to LNC’s lottery via the online application located on the school website from November 1 through January 31.

    2. Complete all required forms and provide copies of additional documents within the communicated deadline of acceptance date.

    3. Paperwork is accepted and processed.

    4. New student is considered enrolled.


    Paper applications can be completed at the respective school for which grade level you are applying. Any paper applications received after January 31 will NOT be entered into the lottery system but will be added, in the order in which it was received, to the end of the appropriate grade level waitlist generated by the lottery. Please view our lottery page for information on how to apply after the lottery has been held.  Applications are not accepted, and new students will not be accepted, after the 20th school day.

     

    • LNC is in its 27th year of operation. View a slideshow of the LNC community learning, leading and serving and a video of Serve & Play day 2024

    • 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 (rankings based on AP performance, academic proficiency, college readiness and graduation rates):
      • in the top 3% of high schools nationwide      
      • #15 best high school in North Carolina (top 2%)
      • #4 best high school in Charlotte (top 2%) 
      • #16 best middle school in North Carolina (top 1%)
      • #18 best elementary schoolin North Carolina (top 1%)

     

    • Niche.com ranked
            • LNC Elementary School in the top 1% of all elementary schools nationwide
            • LNC Middle School in the top 1% of all middle schools nationwide
            • LNC High School in the top 3% of all high schools nationwide.

    Additionally, Niche awarded LNC an overall grade of "A" and gave LNC:

            • "A" grade for Academics
            • "A" grade for Teachers
            • "A" grade for College Preparation

     

  • 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.