Cumberland County Schools
Cumberland County Schools (CCS) is a school district encompassing the entirety of Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States.
Cumberland County Schools' headquarters are located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Cumberland County Schools has schools located in all cities and towns of Cumberland County. CCS operates a total of 85 schools, 53 elementary schools, 15 middle schools, 14 high schools, 1 year round classical, 1 evening academy, 1 web academy and 2 special schools. Cumberland County Schools is the 4th largest school system in the state and 78 in the country.
Facilities
- Elementary schools: 53
- Middle schools: 16
- High schools: 15
- Year round classical schools: 1
- Evening Academies: 1
- Web Academy: 1
- Special schools: 2
- Total number of schools: 87
Student enrollment
- Pre-Kindergarten students: 961
- Elementary school students (K-5): 24,261
- Middle school students (6-8): 12,111
- High school students (9-12): 16,000
- Total Number of students: 53,361
Students
- African American: 47.67%
- American Indian: 1.85%
- Asian: 1.71%
- Hispanic: 6.74%
- Caucasian: 37.72%
- Other: 4.31%
Employees (full time)
- Teachers: 3,543
- Other Student/Support Staff: 1595
- Administrative/Office Staff: 1,662
- Total Number of Employees: 6,807
Total operating budget
- Federally Connected Students: 16,494
- Per Pupil Expenditure: $7,039.00
- Graduates: (Class of 2004)
- Total Number of Graduates: 3,180
- Students Continuing their Education: 2,648
- Military Academy Appointments: 8
- Scholarship Totaling: $24,706,832
- Drop out Rate: 2.51%
- Total Number of Graduates: 3,180
Cumberland County Schools is broken into 10 attendance areas, although as a "school of choice", school system, students may attend any school in a district that offers them program, so long as they have transportation to and from school if they live out of the district which is usually the case and are approved through an application process. Students from Hope Mills may attend Grays Creek High School, even if they live in the South View High School District, so long as they get a ride to school.)
Attendance Area 1
Attendance Area 1 is located in Northern Cumberland County, traditionally containing a few of the wealthiest people in Cumberland County, as well as the very low-income towns of Spring Lake and Linden.
- Pine Forest HS Academies of Emergency Medical Science and Information Technology (9 - 12)
- College Lakes ES (Pre K - 5)
- Howard Hall ES School of Classical Studies (Pre K - 5)
- Lillian Black ES (K - 5)
- Long Hill ES (2 - 5)
- Manchester ES Academy of Math and Science (K - 5)
- Pine Forest MS (6 - 8)
- Raleigh Road ES (K - 1)
- Spring Lake MS (6 - 8)
- W.T. Brown ES (Pre K - 5)
Attendance Area 2
Attendance Area 2 is located in west Cumberland County, containing mainly median income families. This area also contains the Cumberland townships of Fenix and 71st.
- Seventy-First HS School of Arts (9 - 12)
- Anne Chesnutt Year-Round MS (6 - 8)
- Bill Hefner ES (K - 5)
- Brentwood ES (Pre K - 5)
- E.E. Miller ES (K - 5)
- Lake Rim ES (Pre K - 5)
- Lewis Chapel MS School of Cultural & Performing Arts (6 - 8)
- Loyd Auman ES (Pre K - 5)
- Seventy-First Classical MS School of Classical Studies (6 - 8)
Attendance Area 3
Attendance Area 3 is located in Hope Mills, receiving median to high wealth income students from southern Fayetteville and northern Hope Mills.
- Jack Britt HS Academy of Integrated Systems of Technology and Applied Engineering (9 - 12)
- E. Melvin Honeycutt ES (Pre K - 5)
- New Century International ES (Pre K - 5)
- New Century International MS (6 - 8)
- John Griffin MS (6 - 8)
- Stoney Point ES (K - 5)
Attendance Area 4
Attendance Area 4 is located in Hope Mills receiving low to median wealth students. This area consists of Central and Southern Hope Mills as well as the parts of Parkton that lie in Cumberland County.
- South View HS Academies of International Baccalaureate & Public Safety and Security (9 - 12)
- C. Wayne Collier ES School of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (Pre K - 5)
- ED V. Baldwin ES ( Pre K - 5)
- Elizabeth Cashwell ES (Pre K - 5)
- Hope Mills MS (6 - 8)
- Rockfish ES (K - 5)
- South View MS (6 - 8)
Attendance Area 5
Attendance Area 5 is located in Central Cumberland County, receiving median income students. This area consists of Massey Hill, Owens, Bordeaux, Lafayette Village, Montclair, Ashton Forest and Evergreen Estates.
- Douglas Byrd HS Finance Academy & Ford Partnerships for Advanced Studies (9 - 12)
- Cumberland Mills ES (Pre K - 5)
- Cumberland Road ES (Montessori: Pre K - 5)
- Douglas Byrd MS (7 - 8)
- Howard Health & Life Sciences HS (9 - 12)
- Ireland Drive MS (6)
- J.W. Coon ES (Pre K - 5)
- Mary McArthur ES School of Arts (Pre K - 5)
- Massey Hill Classical High School (9 - 12)
- Montclair ES (Pre K - 5)
- Sherwood Park ES School of Technology (Pre K - 5)
- William H. Owen ES Language Immersion School (Pre K - 5)
Attendance Area 6
Attendance Area 6 located east of the Cape Fear River and downtown Fayetteville. This area receives students in all income classes. This is the largest attendance area in Cumberland County, but not the one with the most students.
- Cape Fear HS School of Agricultural & Natural Sciences Academy (9 - 12)
- Armstrong ES (Pre K - 5)
- Beaver Dam ES (Pre K - 5)
- District 7 ES School of Classical Studies ( Pre K - 5)
- Eastover Central ES School of Arts (Pre K - 5)
- Mac Williams MS (6 - 8)
- J.W. Seabrook ES School of Classical Studies (Pre K - 5)
- Stedman ES (2 - 5)
- Stedman Primary ES (Pre K - 1)
- Sunnyside ES (Pre K - 5)
Attendance Area 7
Attendance Area 7 is located in Gray's Creek NC in southern Cumberland County. This area consists of a mix of low income and high income students.
- Gray’s Creek High
- Alderman Road ES (Pre K - 5)
- Gallberry Farm ES (Pre K - 5)
- Gray’s Creek ES Internationally Themed School (Pre K - 5)
- Gray’s Creek MS (6 - 8)
Attendance Area 8
Attendance Area 8 is located just south of Fort Bragg North Carolina.
- Westover HS Academies of Health and Engineering (9 - 12)
- Benjamin J. Martin ES (Pre K - 5)
- Cliffdale ES (Pre K - 5)
- Morganton Road ES (K - 5)
- Ponderosa ES School of Mathematics (Pre K - 5)
- Westover MS (6 - 8)
Attendance Area 9
Attendance Area 9 is located just west of downtown Fayetteville.
- Terry Sanford HS Global Studies Academy (9 - 12)
- A. B. Wilkins ES (Pre K - 5)
- Ashley ES (3 - 5)
- Glendale Acres ES School of Communications w/ Foreign Language (K - 2)
- Max Abbott MS School of Global Communications (6 - 8)
- Pauline Jones MS (5 - 8)
- Teresa C. Berrien ES School of Technology (K - 5)
- Vanstory Hills ES School of Communications w/ Foreign Language (2 - 5)
- Walker-Spivey ES School of Math and Natural Science (K - 5)
Attendance Area 10
Attendance Area 10 is located in the college area of Fayetteville.
- Ezekiel Ezra "E.E." Smith HS Academies of Math & Science and Fire Science (9 - 12)
- Cross Creek Early College Accelerated Learning & College Credit HS (9 - 12)
- Cumberland International Early College HS CCS Choice Program (9 - 12)
- Ferguson-Easley ES School of Math and Science (Pre K - 5)
- Lucile Souders ES School of Math and Science (Pre K - 5)
- Margaret Willis ES (Pre K - 5)
- Luther "Nick" Jeralds MS School of Math & Science (6 - 8)
- Ramsey Street HS (9 - 12)
- Reid Ross Classical MS/HS (6 - 12)
- Warrenwood ES School of Math and Science (Pre K - 5)
- Westarea ES (Pre K - 5)