Being near three major universities as well as the Research Triangle Park, it serves one of the best educated populations in the United States.

It is financed through property taxes, including a city supplement, as well as state and federal funds.

[1] Services are available for gifted, special needs, and limited English proficiency students.

CHCCS has the Learning Environment for Advanced Programing (LEAP), which is an accelerated learning program from the 4th to 8th grades that teaches its students material that is ~1-2 years above their grade level.

Approximately one-third of the K-12 student population is identified as eligible to receive gifted services.