Gray's Creek High

Gray's Creek High, a large high school in Hope Mills, North Carolina, part of Cumberland County Schools, hosts 1,458 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 92% above the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 761 students.

Within Cumberland County Schools, which oversees 86 schools and 49,002 students, Gray's Creek High is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Gray's Creek High records that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 27% Black, 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Gray's Creek High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.8%; this one delivers 54.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cumberland County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,291 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Gray's Creek High is one of 89 public schools in Cumberland County (combined enrollment of about 50,815 students).

The closest other public school is Gallberry Farm Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gray's Creek High ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 51.3%.

Gray's Creek High operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gray's Creek High has stayed largely flat, going from 1,490 students in 2018 to 1,458 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 50% to 46% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 25.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.