Pine Lake Preparatory
Address
104 Yellow Wood Circle Mooresville, North Carolina 28115 United States
Coordinates	35°32′08″N 80°50′42″W / 35.5356°N 80.8451°W / 35.5356; -80.8451
Information
Type	Public charter school
Established	2006 (18 years ago) (2006)
CEEB code	342698
Principal	Timothy Hoffman
Staff	110.98 (FTE)[1]
Grades	K–12
Enrollment	1,871 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.86[1]
Color(s)	Navy, white, and gray
Athletics	Football, Volleyball, Cross Country, Sailing, Swimming, Basketball, Soccer, Baseball, Tennis, Golf, and Softball
Team name	Pride
Website	www.pinelakeprep.org

Pine Lake Preparatory (PLP) is a public charter school located in Mooresville, North Carolina, educating students in grades K–12. PLP was founded in 2006 and started with Kindergarten, first, and second grades, and opened its doors to 1,300 students ^[2] PLP's Upper School students (grades 9–12) choose a fine arts discipline (orchestra, band, visual art, theatre, or chorus) to study for their four years. In addition to the three schools, the campus includes a Fine Arts Building, Athletic and Community Center, and Science, Engineering, Technology and Math building, The school completed construction of a Grey and Navy blue turf football field in 2015. Students also must study Spanish every year, and the school offered an optional Spanish immersion program in Fall 2015.

Enrollment

Pine Lake Preparatory's students come from all over the Lake Norman area and beyond. Most families live in Iredell or Mecklenburg Counties. Like other area charter schools, PLP holds a public lottery each year for available spots.

Education

The college preparatory curriculum is rigorous. Students write a research paper in their junior year focused on a career interest, and follow up with a comprehensive project senior year. Because of the school's smaller size, students may participate in numerous athletic, civic, and other clubs and teams. Pine Lake has a graduation rate of +95% with students being admitted to universities including North Carolina State University, IE Law School of Madrid, UNC Chapel Hill, Colorado School of Mines, Duke, Clemson, M.I.T., and Vanderbilt.^{[citation needed]}