Education
Schools Near Sedgefield
An overview of the public, private, charter, and higher-education options families near Sedgefield typically consider.
Families evaluating Sedgefield almost always ask about schools early in the process, and for good reason: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) is the largest district in the region, and its attendance boundaries are reviewed periodically as the city grows and enrollment shifts. Sedgefield is generally associated with Sedgefield Elementary, Sedgefield Middle (an IB World School), and Myers Park High School, but "generally associated with" is doing real work in that sentence — CMS assignment depends on the specific address, and boundary lines can and do move.
Beyond the assigned public schools, families near Sedgefield have a wide range of options within a short drive: magnet and charter programs operated or authorized through CMS, well-established private schools scattered across south Charlotte, and several colleges and universities that serve both traditional students and working adults in the region. This directory groups all 17 schools we track by type — public, private, charter, and higher education — so you can compare programs, grade ranges, and drive times from Sedgefield in one place.
A word of caution that applies to every entry here: school assignment, admissions requirements, and program offerings change. CMS redraws attendance zones from time to time, private schools update admissions criteria and tuition annually, and charter schools run their own lottery-based enrollment that can vary year to year. Treat every profile on this page as a starting point for your own research, not a guarantee of eligibility or current policy. Before making a decision that depends on a specific school, verify current information directly with CMS, the school itself, or a local buyer's agent who tracks these changes closely.
Each school profile below includes grade range, sponsoring district or authority, an approximate drive time from the heart of Sedgefield, and the programs most often mentioned by families in the area, along with a reminder to confirm current assignment or admissions details before relying on them.
Public Schools
Sedgefield Elementary School
Sedgefield Elementary School is a public school (K-5) roughly 3 minutes from Sedgefield, known for neighborhood elementary.
Sedgefield Middle School (IB Programme)
Sedgefield Middle School (IB Programme) is a public school (6-8) roughly 5 minutes from Sedgefield, known for candidate/authorized ib middle years programme.
Dilworth Elementary School
Dilworth Elementary School is a public school (K-5) roughly 6 minutes from Sedgefield, known for traditional-calendar neighborhood school.
Selwyn Elementary School
Selwyn Elementary School is a public school (K-5) roughly 7 minutes from Sedgefield, known for long-established myers park-area elementary.
Eastover Elementary School
Eastover Elementary School is a public school (K-5) roughly 8 minutes from Sedgefield, known for myers park-area neighborhood school.
Alexander Graham Middle School
Alexander Graham Middle School is a public school (6-8) roughly 8 minutes from Sedgefield, known for zoned middle school for parts of the myers park/sedgefield area.
Myers Park High School
Myers Park High School is a public school (9-12) roughly 8 minutes from Sedgefield, known for ib diploma programme.
South Mecklenburg High School
South Mecklenburg High School is a public school (9-12) roughly 12 minutes from Sedgefield, known for traditional comprehensive high school.
Community House Middle School
Community House Middle School is a public school (6-8) roughly 20 minutes from Sedgefield, known for south charlotte magnet-adjacent middle school.
Private Schools
Charlotte Catholic High School
Charlotte Catholic High School is a private school (9-12) roughly 15 minutes from Sedgefield, known for college-preparatory catholic curriculum.
Charlotte Latin School
Charlotte Latin School is a private school (PK-12) roughly 15 minutes from Sedgefield, known for rigorous college-prep curriculum.
Charlotte Country Day School
Charlotte Country Day School is a private school (PK-12) roughly 12 minutes from Sedgefield, known for one of the region's largest independent schools.
Providence Day School
Providence Day School is a private school (PK-12) roughly 18 minutes from Sedgefield, known for college-preparatory independent school.
Trinity Episcopal School
Trinity Episcopal School is a private school (PK-8) roughly 10 minutes from Sedgefield, known for faith-based independent elementary/middle school.
Sacred Heart Catholic School
Sacred Heart Catholic School is a private school (PK-8) roughly 6 minutes from Sedgefield, known for parish-based catholic elementary/middle school near park rd.
Higher Education
Queens University of Charlotte
Queens University of Charlotte is a higher-ed school (Undergraduate & graduate) roughly 8 minutes from Sedgefield, known for small liberal-arts university in the myers park/sedgefield-adjacent corridor.
Central Piedmont Community College (Central Campus)
Central Piedmont Community College (Central Campus) is a higher-ed school (Associate & workforce programs) roughly 10 minutes from Sedgefield, known for uptown-adjacent campus accessible via south blvd/lynx.