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Enrollment
1,940
High
DISTRICT 867 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001102512
Jack Britt High
7403 Rockfish Road, Fayetteville, NC 28306 · (910) 429-2800 · Cumberland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,940 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of North Carolina public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
808 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 548 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 494 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 461 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 437 | 23% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
74.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
42.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Jack Britt High
Jack Britt High's state test result (62.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Britt High this school | 1,940 | 41.6% | 62.2% |
| Athens Drive High Raleigh | 2,156 | 44.0% | 45.7% |
| Wakefield High Raleigh | 2,065 | 36.1% | 52.5% |
| Sanderson High Raleigh | 1,648 | 43.4% | 39.2% |
| Rolesville High Rolesville | 2,321 | 50.6% | 36.8% |
| Atkins Academic & Tech High Winston-Salem | 1,187 | 36.1% | 71.5% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Jack Britt High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #112 of 468 | #3 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #175 of 464 | #6 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #97 of 448 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,940 | #41 of 598 | #1 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.0:1 | #428 of 473 | #11 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.6% | #8 of 474 | #1 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.6% | #419 of 527 | #14 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #263 of 277 | #10 of 10 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,940
+56 (+3%) vs 2020
+40% since 2000-01, when it was 1,381
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
was 19.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,940 | 77.6 | 25.0:1 | 42% (808) |
| 2023-24 | 1,916 | 98.8 | 19.4:1 | 39% (755) |
| 2022-23 | 1,890 | 100.9 | 18.7:1 | 38% (721) |
| 2020-21 | 1,884 | 99 | 19.0:1 | 33% (619) |
| 2017-18 | 1,970 | 103.3 | 19.1:1 | 29% (570) |
| 2015-16 | 1,971 | 107 | 18.4:1 | 28% (559) |
| 2010-11 | 1,839 | 118 | 15.6:1 | 26% (484) |
| 2000-01 | 1,381 | 70 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jack Britt High.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,970 to 1,940); teachers down 25% (103.3 to 77.6).
About Jack Britt High
Jack Britt High is a large high school in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It enrolls 1,940 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 155% bigger than the 761-student average for high schools in North Carolina.
Jack Britt High is run by Cumberland County Schools, whose 86 schools enroll 49,002 students.
About 32% of students at Jack Britt High are Black, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 31% White, 21% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 6% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 75, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 25.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Jack Britt High, which has 77.6. High schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 19.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 42%. That is lower than the 86% average for public schools in Cumberland County.
Among North Carolina public high schools, Jack Britt High outscored 71%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Jack Britt High is 4.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (62.2% versus 66.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in North Carolina.
American Community Survey estimates for Cumberland County show that median household income comes to about $61,291, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county's public schools total 89, with about 50,815 students.
About 0.3 miles separate Jack Britt High from the closest public school, Stoney Point Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Jack Britt High is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 3%, from 1,884 to 1,940. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 19.0:1 to 25.0:1.
The allk12 page for Jack Britt High lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
338,545
Census ACS
Median income
$61,291
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
50,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cumberland County Schools
- Pine Forest HighHigh · 1,551 students
- Cape Fear HighHigh · 1,515 students
- South View HighHigh · 1,461 students
- Gray's Creek HighHigh · 1,458 students
- Seventy-First HighHigh · 1,332 students
- Westover HighHigh · 1,234 students
Other schools in Fayetteville
- Pine Forest HighHigh · 1,551 students
- Cape Fear HighHigh · 1,515 students
- Seventy-First HighHigh · 1,332 students
- Westover HighHigh · 1,234 students
- Terry Sanford HighHigh · 1,201 students
- Mac Williams MiddleMiddle · 1,109 students
Nearby schools
- Stoney Point Elementary0.3 mi · 780
- C Wayne Collier Elementary1.6 mi · 532
- E Melvin Honeycutt Elementary1.9 mi · 782
- John R Griffin Middle2.0 mi · 1,024
- New Century International Middle2.8 mi · 362
- Cumberland Mills Elementary3.0 mi · 573
Frequently asked questions
About Jack Britt HighWhat is the total enrollment at Jack Britt High?
Jack Britt High enrolls approximately 1,940 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Jack Britt High serve?
Jack Britt High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jack Britt High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jack Britt High is approximately 25.0:1 (78 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jack Britt High?
At Jack Britt High, the student body is approximately 31% White, 21% Hispanic, 32% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Jack Britt High public or private?
Jack Britt High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cumberland County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.