Hugh M Cummings High

Set in Burlington, North Carolina, Hugh M Cummings High is an average-sized senior high, part of Alamance-Burlington Schools. It instructs 807 students across grades 9 through 12.

Across the 37 schools in Alamance-Burlington Schools (22,661 students total), Hugh M Cummings High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Hugh M Cummings High shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 62% of enrollment; the rest reads as 29% Black, 4% White, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Hugh M Cummings High has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.4:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Alamance County runs at roughly 80%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hugh M Cummings High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 48.7%; this one comes in at 24.0%, -24.7 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, Alamance County reports that median household earnings sit near $65,651, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Alamance County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,737 students), Hugh M Cummings High is one campus in the mix.

Broadview Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Hugh M Cummings High comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 25.7%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Hugh M Cummings High's enrollment has ticked down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 956 (now 807). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 51% to 62% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.