Alger B. Wilkins High School

As a tiny four-year high school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Alger B. Wilkins High School caters to 159 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Cumberland County Schools. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 761 students each, so Alger B. Wilkins High School sits 79% below that benchmark.

Alger B. Wilkins High School is one of 86 schools operated by Cumberland County Schools, a district that caters to 49,002 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Alger B. Wilkins High School records that Black students make up the majority at 70%. Beyond that, the school records 11% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 38%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Alger B. Wilkins High School logs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, Cumberland County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,291, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Cumberland County's 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,815 students), Alger B. Wilkins High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Cumberland Polytechnic, roughly 1.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Alger B. Wilkins High School's enrollment has climbed 16% since 2018, when it stood at 137 (now 159). The White share of enrollment edged up from 4% to 11% over that span.

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