Celebrate Fayetteville: Exploring the Greater Fayetteville Region

C U M B E R L A N D C O U N T Y S C H O O L S
Cumberland County Schools is the fifth largest school district in North Carolina. With a total
number of 87 schools, the school system educates over 52,000 students. Cumberland County
Schools features 53 elementary schools, 16 middle schools, 15 high schools, two special schools
and one year-round classical school.
Of the approximately 52,729 students, 23,848 are enrolled in elementary school, 16,084
attend high school, 11,857 are in middle school, and 940 students attend pre-kindergarten.
With that many students, Cumberland County Schools relies on 446 buses to transport 26,358
students daily. Approximately 1,344 bus routes are traveled daily by county school buses.
Demographically, the county’s diversity is exemplified with 44.9 percent of the population
being African Americans, 33.8 percent are Caucasians, 10.9 percent are Hispanic, 1.9 percent are
Native American and 1.7 percent are Asian.
In terms of graduates, 3,531 students graduated from Cumberland County Schools in 2012.
Of the graduates, 2,923 students pursued higher education, 366 graduates entered the military,
79 were awarded military scholarships to attend a university of their choice and nine students
received military academy appointments. Approximately $40,014,995 of total scholarship dollars
were awarded in academic, athletic and military scholarships.
The success of the students would not be possible without the support of teachers and administrators,
as well as funding. With an annual operating budget of $430 million, and a per pupil
expenditure of $8,333, Cumberland County Schools is able to provide a solid education through
state, local and federal funding, as well as competitive grants. A staff of 6,531 full-time teachers,
3,476 of which are certified, educate students each day, along with the help of 1,389 support staff
members. Of the certified teachers, 226 are nationally board certified. Other staff totals over 1,600.
Those type numbers make Cumberland County Schools the second largest employer in the county.
Cumberland County Schools is also known for excellent athletic and extracurricular programs.
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