When it comes to choosing the perfect place to live, families often prioritize two things: a great home and access to excellent schools. Marsh Properties offers a variety of apartment communities zoned for the best public schools and close to some of the top private and charter schools in the area. Whether you’re a young family, a professional with plans to settle down, or someone looking for a convenient location near top-rated educational institutions, Marsh Properties has you covered.
Public Schools
Because so many Marsh communities are located in Charlotte’s most established neighborhoods, they are also zoned for its best public schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Since assignments may change from year to year, we recommend using the Mecklenburg County GeoPortal to look up your school assignment by address.
Located in South End, Dilworth and Sedgefield, The Edge, The Brinkley, The Lexington Dilworth, Sedgefield and Elmhurst at Sedgefield are all served by Dilworth Elementary, Sedgefield Middle and Myers Park High School. In the nearby Myers Park neighborhood, Queens at Granville, Providence Flats and Providence Altondale are zoned for Eastover Elementary, Sedgefield Middle and Myers Park High School. Park Place in the Montford Park neighborhood is zoned for Selwyn Elementary, Alexander Graham Middle and Myers Park High School, all adjacent to each other on a central campus off Runnymede Lane and Colony Road.
In South Charlotte, Strawberry Hill, near Providence and Fairview in the SouthPark neighborhood, is zoned for Lansdowne Elementary, McClintock Middle and East Mecklenburg High School. Also in SouthPark, Heathstead is zoned for Beverly Woods Elementary, Carmel Middle and South Mecklenburg High School. Providence Park is zoned for McKee Road Elementary, Jay M. Robinson Middle and Providence High School.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools also has robust magnet school programs in elementary, middle and high schools, including STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), International Baccalaureate (IB), visual/performing arts, world languages and others. Some of the schools zoned for Marsh communities are partial magnet schools, meaning they offer specialized magnet programs even for those who attend the school as a neighborhood school. For more information about CMS magnet programs, visit www.CMSchoice.org.
Private Schools
Marsh communities are also conveniently located near some of the area’s top private schools, some with religious affiliations and others without. In the SouthPark area you’ll find Providence Day School, Charlotte Country Day School, Charlotte Preparatory School, The Fletcher School and Charlotte Christian School. Farther south near Providence Park are Charlotte Latin School, Carmel Christian School and Covenant Day School.
Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools offers several elementary schools including St. Gabriel in Cotswold, St. Ann and St. Patrick in Dilworth and St. Matthew in Ballantyne, as well as Holy Trinity Middle School in Dilworth and Charlotte Catholic High School in South Charlotte. Trinity Episcopal School in Uptown serves grades K-8.
These are just a few of the many private schools that serve the Charlotte area.
Charter Schools
Charter schools, tuition-free independent schools run by nonprofit boards, have grown significantly in Charlotte over the past two decades. Charter schools typically have a lottery, with most application deadlines falling from January to March.
Some popular charter schools include Charlotte Lab School near Uptown, Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy in southwest Charlotte, Socrates Academy in Matthews and more than a dozen other schools throughout the region.
When choosing where to live in Charlotte, don’t just settle for any apartment — choose a home in a community that supports your family’s educational goals and lifestyle. Marsh Properties provides apartment communities within close proximity to excellent schools and educational opportunities.
Colleges and Universities
Charlotte offers a wide range of higher education options as well, and many Marsh communities are conveniently located near many of them.
Less than a mile from Providence Flats, Queens University provides a beautiful campus experience in the heart of the Myers Park neighborhood. The private university of about 1,900 students was established in 1857 and provides undergraduate and graduate programs, including the McColl School of Business.
In the nearby Elizabeth neighborhood, Central Piedmont Community College serves more than 40,000 students with 300 programs of study. CPCC also provides six additional campuses throughout the Charlotte metro area.
The Wake Forest University School of Medicine is opening its Charlotte campus in 2025 on a 20-acre site in Midtown as the city’s first four-year medical school.
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, on a 1,000-acre campus in northeast Charlotte, has grown rapidly in recent years, now serving 30,000 students in undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs. UNC Charlotte also offers a Center City Campus in Uptown Charlotte.
