Lumberton Senior High

Lumberton Senior High is a secondary school of sizable scale in Lumberton, North Carolina, overseen by Public Schools of Robeson County, caters to 1,894 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 761 students each, so Lumberton Senior High sits 149% larger than that benchmark.

Public Schools of Robeson County comprises 36 schools with combined enrollment of 20,856 students; Lumberton Senior High is among them.

In terms of who attends, Lumberton Senior High lists that the most-represented group is Black (32%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 22% Native American, 16% White, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 116 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lumberton Senior High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.9%.

Around the school, Robeson County reports that median household earnings sit near $41,978, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 21%. In all, Robeson County runs 40 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,625 students), of which Lumberton Senior High is one.

The closest other public school is L Gilbert Carroll, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lumberton Senior High comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Lumberton Senior High's enrollment has ticked down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 2,005 (now 1,894). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 12% to 23%.

On this page, members of the Lumberton Senior High community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.