Total enrollment
49,002
+380 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
86 schools in Cumberland County Schools
North Carolina · 49,002 students · 8 cities
Cumberland County Schools's public schools, 86 in all, serve about 49,002 K-12 students inside North Carolina, an average of 570 per school.
4-year change in Cumberland County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
86
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Cumberland County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #61 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 49,002 | #5 of 116 | #94 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 86 | #4 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #89 of 116 | #7,062 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 85.7% | #80 of 114 | #914 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #22 of 111 | #482 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Cumberland County Schools
State test results across the district's 74 scored schools run from Cumberland Polytechnic at 92.3% proficient to Douglas Byrd Middle at 32.3%, a gap of 60.0 points. That is the 20th widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 84 district schools that reported both years went from 50,011 to 48,444 students (down 3%) and from 3,283 to 2,852 full-time teachers (down 13%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Cumberland County Schools
Cumberland County Schools is an average-sized North Carolina school district running 86 schools with combined enrollment near 49,002.
In terms of grade levels, Cumberland County Schools consists of 51 elementary, 17 middle, and 18 high schools.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 49,002 students, stayed largely flat from the 48,622 reported in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Cumberland County Schools discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.