Cumberland County Schools
Cumberland County Schools is a public school district in North Carolina serving 49,661 students across 86 schools. It includes 51 elementary, 17 middle, 18 high schools. Its graduation rate of 84.1% is near the national average of 86.5%. Per-pupil spending of $12,982 is near the national average for a US public school district. 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting significant economic need in the community. Opportunity scores across its schools are limited, with a district median of 35/100.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Chesnutt Middle | 06–08 | 443 |
| Douglas Byrd Middle | 06–08 | 935 |
| Gray's Creek Middle | 06–08 | 1,126 |
| Hope Mills Middle | 06–08 | 514 |
| Howard Learning Academy | 05–08 | 16 |
| John R Griffin Middle | 06–08 | 1,091 |
| Lewis Chapel Middle | 06–08 | 578 |
| Luther Nick Jeralds Middle | 06–08 | 616 |
| Mac Williams Middle | 06–08 | 1,151 |
| New Century International Middle | 06–08 | 391 |
| Pine Forest Middle | 06–08 | 738 |
| R Max Abbott Middle | 06–08 | 759 |
| Reid Ross Classical Middle | 06–08 | 226 |
| Seventy-First Classical Middle | 06–08 | 430 |
| South View Middle | 06–08 | 661 |
| Spring Lake Middle | 06–08 | 512 |
| Westover Middle | 06–08 | 784 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Alger B. Wilkins High School | 09–12 | 128 |
| Cape Fear High | 09–12 | 1,529 |
| Cross Creek Early College | 09–12 | 246 |
| Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School | 06–12 | 590 |
| Cumberland International Early College | 09–12 | 269 |
| Cumberland Polytechnic | 09–13 | 289 |
| Douglas Byrd High | 09–12 | 940 |
| E E Smith High | 09–12 | 1,004 |
| Gray's Creek High | 09–12 | 1,395 |
| Jack Britt High | 09–12 | 1,890 |
| Massey Hill Classical High | 09–12 | 264 |
| Pine Forest High | 09–12 | 1,572 |
| Ramsey Street High | 09–12 | 13 |
| Reid Ross Classical High | 09–12 | 229 |
| Seventy-First High | 09–12 | 1,366 |
| South View High | 09–12 | 1,502 |
| Terry Sanford High | 09–12 | 1,224 |
| Westover High | 09–12 | 1,202 |
State funding accounts for 58% of the budget — this district relies more on state aid than local tax revenue.
All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets — NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts, and the Opportunity Atlas — and we work hard to keep them accurate and up to date. That said, federal data is published on an annual cycle, so some figures may not yet reflect the very latest school-year changes or local updates. We recommend using this page as a helpful starting point and cross-checking with the school or district directly, or visiting the NCES Common Core of Data and ed.gov for the most authoritative figures before making any important decisions.