Palisades High School (North Carolina)

Palisades High School
Palisades High School
Location
	15221 York Road; Charlotte, North Carolina 28278; United States
Coordinates	35°05′31″N 81°01′23″W / 35.0919257°N 81.0230351°W
Information
School type	Public
Established	2022
School district	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Principal	Erik Olejarczyk
Staff	110.58 (FTE)
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,241 (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio	20.27
Colors	Teal and purple;
Mascot	Pumas
Team name	Pumas
Rival	Olympic High School
Website	www.cmsk12.org/palisadeshs

Palisades High School is a public high school in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is a part of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools district.

History

Palisades High School opened its doors to students in August 2022, relieving overcrowding at Olympic High School.^[2] For all but a few years since its opening in 1966, Olympic had been the only high school in southwestern Mecklenburg County.

The school is located in the Palisades community in southwest Charlotte, near the South Carolina border that is along Lake Wylie.

Athletics

Palisades is a member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and is classified as an 8A school. It is a part of the Southwestern 7A/8A Conference.^[3] The school colors are teal and purple, and its team name are the Pumas. Listed below are the different sport teams at Palisades:^[4]

Baseball
Basketball
Cheerleading
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Track & Field
Volleyball
Wrestling

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Palisades High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
^ Davis, Courtney. (August 31, 2022). Palisades High School opened its doors this week, relieving some overcrowding. spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
^ Bryant, Joel. (March 6, 2025). Here are the new NCHSAA conferences for 2025-29. highschoolot.com. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
^ Palisades (Charlotte, NC) High School Sports. MaxPreps.com. Retrieved April 1, 2025.

External links

Official website

[NCES-1] "Palisades High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 1, 2025.

[2] Davis, Courtney. (August 31, 2022). Palisades High School opened its doors this week, relieving some overcrowding. spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved April 1, 2025.

[3] Bryant, Joel. (March 6, 2025). Here are the new NCHSAA conferences for 2025-29. highschoolot.com. Retrieved December 17, 2025.

[4] Palisades (Charlotte, NC) High School Sports. MaxPreps.com. Retrieved April 1, 2025.

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