North Carolina's Latino population has gone through exponential growth in the last four decades. There are now more than 1 million Latino residents and one in four of them live in Mecklenburg or Wake counties. Economic opportunities in Mecklenburg County and North Carolina drive the growth.
The success of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools rests heavily on how its Latino students fare. They’re the fastest growing segment of the student body, and saw some of the biggest setbacks during the pandemic.