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Cumberland County Schools, NC: schools, enrollment and spending

Cumberland County Schools runs 86 public schools with 49,002 students in grades PK to 13. Its ratio of 16.8 students per teacher is about the same as the North Carolina figure of 16.3.

At a glance

Schools
86
Students
49,002
Teachers (FTE)
2,923
Students per teacher
16.8
NC: 16.3 · US: 15.3
Address
2465 Gillespie Street, Fayetteville, NC 28306
Phone
(910)678-2300
County
Cumberland County
Locale
City: Midsize
Grades offered
PK to 13
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3700011
State district ID
NC-260
School counselors (FTE)
152.0About 322 students per counselor.
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district16.8
North Carolina16.3
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (49,278), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$508.0 million
Federal revenue
$71.7 million
State revenue
$337.5 million
Local revenue
$98.9 million
Total spending
$532.7 million
Spending per pupil
$10,810
Salaries
$321.9 million60.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$25.1 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 14.1%
  • State: 66.4%
  • Local: 19.5%

North Carolina overall

  • Federal: 12.1%
  • State: 61.7%
  • Local: 26.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$10,810
North Carolina$11,869
United States$16,826

Schools in Cumberland County Schools

By level: 18 high, 17 middle, 51 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Alderman Road ElementaryElementaryPK to 565516.8
Alger B. Wilkins High SchoolHigh9 to 1215914.5
Alma O Easom ElementaryElementaryK to 130116.7
Anne Chesnutt MiddleMiddle6 to 847013.8
Armstrong ElementaryElementaryPK to 545613.8
Ashley ElementaryElementary3 to 518012.9
Beaver Dam ElementaryElementaryK to 5879.7
Benjamin J Martin ElementaryElementaryPK to 552214.5
Bill Hefner ElementaryElementaryPK to 571216.6
Brentwood ElementaryElementaryPK to 549414.1
C Wayne Collier ElementaryElementaryPK to 553214.8
Cape Fear HighHigh9 to 121,51523.3
Cliffdale ElementaryElementaryPK to 561314.3
College Lakes ElementaryElementaryK to 545913.5
Cross Creek Early CollegeHigh9 to 1225325.3
Cumberland International Early CollegeHigh9 to 1223729.6
Cumberland Mills ElementaryElementaryPK to 557317.4
Cumberland PolytechnicHigh9 to 1331935.4
Cumberland Road ElementaryElementaryPK to 533713.5
Cumberland Virtual Academy 6-12High6 to 1239015.6
Cumberland Virtual Academy K-5ElementaryK to 516812.9
District No 7 ElementaryElementaryPK to 521112.4
Douglas Byrd HighHigh9 to 121,00622.4
Douglas Byrd MiddleMiddle6 to 885513.6
E E Miller ElementaryElementaryPK to 565616.0
E E Smith HighHigh9 to 121,01723.1
E Melvin Honeycutt ElementaryElementaryK to 578215.3
Eastover-Central ElementaryElementaryPK to 540116.0
Ed V Baldwin ElementaryElementaryPK to 563417.1
Elizabeth M Cashwell ElementaryElementaryPK to 557616.5
Ferguson-Easley ElementaryElementaryPK to 539216.3
Gallberry Farm ElementaryElementaryPK to 588316.1
Glendale Acres ElementaryElementaryPK to 225114.8
Gray's Creek ElementaryElementaryPK to 542817.1
Gray's Creek HighHigh9 to 121,45826.0
Gray's Creek MiddleMiddle6 to 81,06818.1
Hope Mills MiddleMiddle6 to 847414.8
Howard L Hall ElementaryElementaryK to 553916.3
Howard Learning AcademyMiddle5 to 880.5
J W Coon ElementaryElementaryPK to 518610.3
J W Seabrook ElementaryElementaryPK to 527113.6
Jack Britt HighHigh9 to 121,94025.2
John R Griffin MiddleMiddle6 to 81,02418.0
Lake Rim ElementaryElementaryPK to 565616.0
Lewis Chapel MiddleMiddle6 to 857414.3
Long Hill ElementaryElementary2 to 541215.8
Loyd E Auman ElementaryElementaryPK to 549514.1
Lucile Souders ElementaryElementaryPK to 539914.2
Luther Nick Jeralds MiddleMiddle6 to 860518.9
Mac Williams MiddleMiddle6 to 81,10917.9
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.