ʃˈɑːɹlət ɐtˈɛndᵻd ɐ skˈuːl kˈɔːld ðɪ ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃən fɚðɪ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ʌv kˈʌlɚd jˈuːθ nˈaʊ nˈoʊn æz jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌvðə dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv kəlˈʌmbiə ɪn wˈɑːʃɪŋtən, dˈiː.sˈiː., ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn.
Charlotte attended a school called the Institution for the Education of Colored Youth (now known as University of the District of Columbia) in Washington, D.C., graduating in 1869.