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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Seventy-First High administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,332
High
DISTRICT 867 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370001100433
Seventy-First High
6764 Raeford Road, Fayetteville, NC 28304 · (910) 867-3116 · Cumberland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,332 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
1,308 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
47.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
24.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,332
-156 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 17.8:1
% White
8%
was 9%
% Hispanic
16%
was 13%
% Black
66%
was 69%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Seventy-First High
Set in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Seventy-First High is a high-enrollment four-year high school, operated by Cumberland County Schools. It serves 1,332 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 761 students per school, that is 75% above typical.
Cumberland County Schools runs 86 schools in total, collectively educating 49,002 students. Seventy-First High is one of those campuses.
On demographics, Seventy-First High records that 66% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest breaks down as 16% Hispanic, 8% White, 8% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 38%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cumberland County (around 86%), the school's rate is north of typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Seventy-First High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.3%.
Zooming out to the county, Cumberland County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,291, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Seventy-First High is one of 89 public schools in Cumberland County (combined enrollment of about 50,815 students).
Nearest neighbor: Seventy-First Classical Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Seventy-First High at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.8%.
Seventy-First High operates from an urban location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Seventy-First High has edged down 10%, going from 1,488 students in 2018 to 1,332 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 24.0:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the Seventy-First High community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Jack Britt HighHigh · 1,940 students
- 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
- Westover HighHigh · 1,234 students
Other schools in Fayetteville
- Jack Britt HighHigh · 1,940 students
- Pine Forest HighHigh · 1,551 students
- Cape Fear HighHigh · 1,515 students
- Westover HighHigh · 1,234 students
- Terry Sanford HighHigh · 1,201 students
- Mac Williams MiddleMiddle · 1,109 students
Nearby schools
- Seventy-First Classical Middle0.2 mi · 433
- Loyd E Auman Elementary0.3 mi · 495
- Brentwood Elementary1.2 mi · 494
- Cliffdale Elementary1.5 mi · 613
- Lewis Chapel Middle1.8 mi · 574
- Anne Chesnutt Middle2.0 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About Seventy-First HighHow many students attend Seventy-First High?
Seventy-First High enrolls approximately 1,332 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Seventy-First High serve?
Seventy-First High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Seventy-First High have?
Seventy-First High employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Seventy-First High?
At Seventy-First High, the student body is approximately 8% White, 16% Hispanic, 66% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Seventy-First High public or private?
Seventy-First 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.