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Education Administration ProgramsNorth Carolina, United States201-500 Employees
Cannon School is a private, independent pre-K through 12th-grade college-preparatory school based in Concord, North Carolina. It enrolls more than 950 students from a regional area including Concord, Davidson, Cornelius, Huntersville, Mooresville, Charlotte, the University City area, Kannapolis and Salisbury. The institution emphasizes a blended approach of classroom learning, character-building activities, and extracurricular involvement to develop Habits of Mind—reflective, meta-cognitive, self-governing and strategic—and Habits of Spirit that encourage flexibility, curiosity, creativity, and risk-taking. Operated within the private K-12 education sector, Cannon School serves families seeking college-preparatory education and holistic development. In 2026, the school announced the appointment of a new Head of Upper School, effective July 1, 2026, reflecting leadership transition for the upper grades.