Douglas Byrd Middle

As a moderately sized middle school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Douglas Byrd Middle caters to 855 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Cumberland County Schools. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 605 students each, so Douglas Byrd Middle sits 41% bigger than that benchmark.

Cumberland County Schools comprises 86 schools with combined enrollment of 49,002 students; Douglas Byrd Middle is among them.

Looking at the student body, Douglas Byrd Middle shows that the most-represented group is Black (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 19% Hispanic, 14% White, 12% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 38% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Douglas Byrd Middle records 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. Roughly 98% of students at Douglas Byrd Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cumberland County runs at roughly 86%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Douglas Byrd Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.8%; this one delivers 32.3%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Cumberland County put the typical household earns roughly $61,291 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Douglas Byrd Middle is one of 89 public schools in Cumberland County (combined enrollment of about 50,815 students).

Nearest neighbor: Douglas Byrd High, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Douglas Byrd Middle comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 47.4%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 49%: 573 students in 2018 compared to 855 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Douglas Byrd Middle community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.