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Cannon School

5801 Poplar Tent Rd, Concord, NC, 28027-0280 -

School Notes Overview:

The Cannon School community instills academic excellence and personal responsibility, inspires athletic and artistic accomplishment, and promotes a respect for diversity within a challenging and safe educational environment. ...

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School Overview:

	Cannon School
School Membership(s)	National Association of Independent Schools Other school association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 12
Year Founded	1969
County	Cabarrus County, NC
Student Body
Total Students	913 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(NC) School Avg.
% Students of Color	16%	18%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 32 students
	Kind - 36 students
	Grade 1 - 54 students
	Grade 2 - 38 students
	Grade 3 - 60 students
	Grade 4 - 59 students
	Grade 5 - 62 students
	Grade 6 - 73 students
	Grade 7 - 79 students
	Grade 8 - 79 students
	Grade 9 - 92 students
	Grade 10 - 89 students
	Grade 11 - 92 students
	Grade 12 - 68 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	95 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	57%
Number of AP Courses	15
Average SAT score	1279
	This School	(NC) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:10	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	175 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
% on Financial Aid	8%
Head of School	Mr. Matt Gossage
Admissions Director	Mr. William Diskin

School Notes:

The Cannon School community instills academic excellence and personal responsibility, inspires athletic and artistic accomplishment, and promotes a respect for diversity within a challenging and safe educational environment.
Profile last updated: 09/24/2008

In the News:

Cannon School Young Authors winners (The Salisbury Post)
posted on October 29, 2009 at 07:10:03 am
Cannon School Young Authors winners The following students at Cannon School have been selected as school winners in the Young Authors Writing Contest, ...
Several local high schools feature great strikers (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on October 27, 2009 at 04:03:51 am
Larry Bosc: Ardrey Kell's Giuseppe Gentile exhibited several of the traits that make a great striker and scorer in a three-goal performance against East Mecklenburg last week. His powerful shot combined with an excellent touch assisted in those goals.
Good citizens at Hurley, Bostian elementary schools (The Salisbury Post)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 07:26:04 am
Hurley Citizens The Good Citizens for August for Hurley Elementary School are: Kindergarten: Alivia Arnez, Ramaya Belton, Melody Cox, Holly Goad. Firs ...
Cannon School celebrates birthday (The Charlotte Observer)
posted on October 9, 2009 at 03:04:39 pm
Cannon School in Concord will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a party Saturday, including games,
Cannon School celebrates 40th anniversary (Independent Tribune)
posted on September 29, 2009 at 10:00:23 am
CONCORD — It was the year of astronauts landing on the moon, Woodstock and the opening of Cabarrus Academy. That academy is now named Cannon School.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (28027)	School Zip (28027)	(NC) State Average
Population (Approximate)	32,111 people	8,047,333 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	30%	24%
Population Average Age	35 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.6 persons	2.3 persons
Median Household Income	$50,424	$43,285
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.5 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	23 years old	31 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	73% / 27%	65% / 35%