C+
Cumberland County Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 9 towns
Serves Fayetteville, Hope Mills, Spring Lake, Eastover, Stedman, Wade, Falcon, Godwin and Linden.
Students
49,002
Schools
86
Spent per student
$12,145
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
86%
Debt
$12.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Cumberland County Schools
- School Grade C+: better than 36% of North Carolina districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
- Spends 7% less per student than the NC average
- 17 students per teacher
- Debt of $12.8M, about $262 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Vander.
K–5Sunnyside ElementaryThis district
6–816 middle schoolsThis district
9–1215 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. NC
2020–21Math proficiency32%
State average 41.9%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 47.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)85%
State average 87.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,145 per student · 7% below NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 33%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 59%Federal 22%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
48,622’20
48,180’21
49,661’22
49,314’23
49,002’24
About steady.
Students
Black 46%White 23%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 9%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
86 public schools.
Gallberry Farm Elementary
C+883 students16:1
E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary
B+782 students15:1
Stoney Point Elementary
B+780 students15:1
Bill Hefner Elementary
C−712 students16:1
New Century International Elementary
C686 students15:1
Rockfish Elementary
C+682 students16:1
E E Miller Elementary
C+656 students16:1
Lake Rim Elementary
C−656 students16:1
Alderman Road Elementary
C655 students16:1
Ed V Baldwin Elementary
C−634 students17:1
Cliffdale Elementary
C−613 students14:1
Elizabeth M Cashwell Elementary
D576 students16:1
Cumberland Mills Elementary
C−573 students17:1
William T Brown Elementary
C−562 students17:1
Westarea Elementary
D546 students15:1
Howard L Hall Elementary
B−539 students16:1
C Wayne Collier Elementary
C−532 students15:1
Benjamin J Martin Elementary
D522 students14:1
Vanstory Hills Elementary
B514 students16:1
Loyd E Auman Elementary
D495 students14:1
Brentwood Elementary
C−494 students14:1
Morganton Road Elementary
C491 students16:1
College Lakes Elementary
C−459 students13:1
Armstrong Elementary
B−456 students14:1
Mary McArthur Elementary
D447 students15:1
Montclair Elementary
D433 students14:1
Gray's Creek Elementary
B428 students17:1
Warrenwood Elementary
D−424 students14:1
Ponderosa Elementary
D417 students16:1
Long Hill Elementary
B+412 students15:1
Eastover-Central Elementary
A−401 students16:1
Lucile Souders Elementary
C−399 students14:1
William H Owen Elementary
D393 students13:1
Ferguson-Easley Elementary
D392 students16:1
Sunnyside Elementary
C−362 students17:1
Walker-Spivey Elementary
D−345 students16:1
Cumberland Road Elementary
C−337 students13:1
Sherwood Park Elementary
D335 students12:1
Alma O Easom Elementary
301 students17:1
Margaret Willis Elementary
D−296 students13:1
Stedman Elementary
B+284 students11:1
J W Seabrook Elementary
C−271 students13:1
Manchester Elementary
C−254 students14:1
Glendale Acres Elementary
251 students14:1
District No 7 Elementary
B+211 students12:1
Raleigh Road Elementary
208 students18:1
J W Coon Elementary
C186 students10:1
Ashley Elementary
C−180 students13:1
Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5
C168 students13:1
Stedman Primary
161 students15:1
Beaver Dam Elementary
A87 students9:1
Mac Williams Middle
B−1,109 students18:1
Gray's Creek Middle
B−1,068 students18:1
John R Griffin Middle
B1,024 students18:1
Douglas Byrd Middle
D855 students14:1
Westover Middle
C−768 students18:1
R Max Abbott Middle
C+704 students16:1
Pine Forest Middle
B−703 students15:1
South View Middle
C−614 students16:1
Luther Nick Jeralds Middle
D605 students19:1
Lewis Chapel Middle
D574 students14:1
Spring Lake Middle
C−500 students14:1
Hope Mills Middle
C474 students15:1
Anne Chesnutt Middle
C470 students14:1
Seventy-First Classical Middle
A−433 students14:1
New Century International Middle
B362 students15:1
Reid Ross Classical Middle
C+238 students15:1
Howard Learning Academy
8 students1:1
Jack Britt High
A1,940 students25:1
Pine Forest High
A−1,551 students26:1
Cape Fear High
A−1,515 students23:1
South View High
B+1,461 students22:1
Gray's Creek High
A−1,458 students26:1
Seventy-First High
B−1,332 students24:1
Westover High
B−1,234 students25:1
Terry Sanford High
B+1,201 students24:1
E E Smith High
B−1,017 students23:1
Douglas Byrd High
C1,006 students22:1
Cumberland Virtual Academy 6-12
B−390 students15:1
Cumberland Polytechnic
B−319 students34:1
Massey Hill Classical High
A+273 students14:1
Cross Creek Early College
B253 students24:1
Cumberland International Early College
B−237 students28:1
Reid Ross Classical High
A227 students14:1
Alger B. Wilkins High School
D−159 students13:1
Ramsey Street High
D−39 students4:1
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.