William T Brown Elementary

William T Brown Elementary is one of the moderately sized elementary campuss in Spring Lake, North Carolina, operated by Cumberland County Schools, with 562 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 20% larger than typical.

Cumberland County Schools runs 86 schools in total, collectively educating 49,002 students. William T Brown Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, William T Brown Elementary reports that Black students make up the majority at 63%. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 9% White, 7% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 38%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, William T Brown Elementary has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Roughly 98% of students at William T Brown Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Cumberland County runs at roughly 86%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, William T Brown Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.9%, the actual is 40.5%, a residual of -8.3 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Cumberland County) logs that median household income runs about $61,291, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cumberland County's 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,815 students), William T Brown Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Spring Lake Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts William T Brown Elementary at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 46.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. William T Brown Elementary's enrollment has ticked up 46% since 2018, when it stood at 385 (now 562). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 16% to 9%. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

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