Cumberland County Schools (CCS) is a school district

School district

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 encompassing the entirety of Cumberland County

Cumberland County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 302,963 people, 107,358 households, and 77,619 families residing in the county. The population density was 464 people per square mile . There were 118,425 housing units at an average density of 181 per square mile...

, North Carolina

North Carolina

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, United States

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Cumberland County Schools' headquarters are located in Fayetteville, North Carolina

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city....

. Cumberland County Schools has school

School

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s located in all cities and towns of Cumberland County. CCS operates a total of 90 schools, 54 elementary school

Elementary school

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s, 15 middle school

Middle school

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s, 13 high school

High school

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s, 1 year round classical, 1 evening academy, 1 web academy and five special schools.

Facilities

• Elementary schools: 54
• Middle schools: 15
• High schools: 13
• Year round Classical school
  Classical school
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  s: 1
• Evening Academies: 1
• Web Academy: 1
• Special schools: 5
• Total number of schools: 90

Student enrollment

• Pre-Kindergarten
  Kindergarten
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   students: 834
• Elementary school students (K-5): 24,516
• Middle school students (6-8): 12,157
• High school students (9-12): 16,405
• Total Number of students: 53,912

Students

• African American
  African American
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  : 47.67%
• American Indian
  Native Americans in the United States
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  : 1.85%
• Asian
  Asian people
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  : 1.71%
• Hispanic
  Hispanic
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  : 6.74%
• Caucasian
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  : 37.72%
• Other: 4.31%

Employees (full time)

• Teacher
  Teacher
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  s: 3,456
• Other Student/Support Staff: 1595
• Administrative
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  /Office Staff: 1,662
• Total Number of Employees: 6,713

Total operating budget

• State: $228,029,120
• Federal
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  : $38,003,218
• Local
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  : $84,399,496
• Total: $350,431,834

• Federally Connected Students: 16,494
• Per Pupil Expenditure: $7,039.00
• Graduate
  Alumnus
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  s: (Class of 2004)
• Total Number of Graduates: 3,180
• Students Continuing their Education
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  : 2,648
• Military Academy
  Military academy
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   Appointments: 8
• Scholarship
  Scholarship
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   Totaling: $24,706,832
• Drop out
  Dropping out
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   Rate: 2.51%
• Total Number of Graduates: 3,180

Cumberland County Schools is broken into 10 attendance areas, although as a "school of choice", school system, students may attend any school in a district that offers them program, so long as they have transportation to and from school if they live out of the district which is usually the case. (e.g. students from Hope Mills may attend Grays Creek High School, even if they live in the South View High School District, so long as they get a ride to school.)

Attendance area one

Attendance Area 1 is located in Northern Cumberland County, traditionally containing a few of the wealthiest people in Cumberland County, as well as the very low-income towns of Spring Lake

Spring Lake, North Carolina

Spring Lake is a town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. The 2010 census recorded the population at 11,964 people.- History :...

 and Linden

Linden, North Carolina

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• Pine Forest High
• Pine Forest Middle
• Spring Lake Middle
• Mae Rudd Williams School
• College Lakes Elementary
• Howard Hall Elementary
• Lillian Black Elementary
• Long Hill Elementary
• Manchester Elementary
• Raleigh Road Elementary
• W.T. Brown Elementary

Attendance area two

Attendance Area 2 is located in west Cumberland County, containing mainly median income families. This area also contains the Cumberland townships of Fenix

Fenix, North Carolina

Fenix is a former unincorporated community in Cumberland County, North Carolina. This area has been annexed by the City of Fayetteville, NC. It is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, at the T-junction of Raeford Road and South Reilly Road , near the Lake Rim recreation area...

 and 71st.

• Seventy First High
• Anne Chesnutt Middle
  Anne Chesnutt Middle School
  Anne Chesnutt Middle School is a year-round middle school and is part of Cumberland County Schools in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It is the only year-round middle school other than Reid Ross Classical School in the county...
  
  
• Lewis Chapel Middle
• Seventy First Classical Middle
• Bill Hefner Elementary
• Brentwood Elementary
• E.E. Miller Elementary
• Loyd Auman Elementary
• Rock Fish Elementary

Attendance area three

Attendance Area 3 is located in Hope Mills, receiving median to high wealth income students from southern Fayetteville and northern Hope Mills.

• Jack Britt High
  Jack Britt High School
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• John Griffin Middle
• E. Melvin Honeycutt Elementary
• Lake Rim Elementary
• Stoney Point Elementary

Attendance area four

Attendance Area 4 is located in Hope Mills receiving low to median wealth students. This area consists of Central and Southern Hope Mills as well as the parts of Parkton

Parkton, North Carolina

Parkton is a town in Robeson County, North Carolina, in the Lumberton metro area, in the United States. The town was named because it was a place where farmers tied up their horses while waiting for the train...

 that lie in Cumberland County.

• South View High
  South View High School
  South View High School is a high school in Hope Mills, North Carolina. It is a member of Cumberland County Schools . It serves students from Ninth through Twelfth grade. Adjacent to South View High School is South View Middle School. Enrollment of students is approximately 1900, placing the school...
  
  
• Hope Mills Middle
  Hope Mills Middle School
  Hope Mills Middle School is a junior high school in Hope Mills, North Carolina in Cumberland County. It is part of Cumberland County Schools district. It serves students from sixth to eighth grade-History:...
  
  
• South View Middle
• C. Wayne Collier Elementary
• Elizabeth M. Cashwell Elementary School
  Elizabeth M. Cashwell Elementary School
  Elizabeth M. Cashwell Elementary School is a public primary school in Fayetteville, North Carolina in Cumberland County. It serves students from Pre-Kindergarten - Fifth grade. Cashwell is part of Cumberland County Schools district....
  
  
• Ed V. Baldwin Elementary *
• Rockfish Elementary

Attendance area five

Attendance Area 5 is located in Central Cumberland County, receiving median income students. This area consists of Massey Hill, Owens, Bordeaux, Lafayette Village, Montclair, Ashton Forest and Evergreen Estates.

• Douglas Byrd High
• Cumberland Evening Academy
• Howard Health & Life Sciences
• Massey Hill Classical High
• Douglas Byrd Middle
• Ireland Drive Middle
• Cumberland Mills Elementary
• Cumberland Road Elementary
• J.W. Coon Elementary
• Mary McArthur Elementary
• Montclair Elementary
• Sherwood Park Elementary
• William H. Owen Elementary

Attendance area six

Attendance Area 6 located east of the Cape Fear River

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 and downtown Fayetteville. This area receives students in all income classes. This is the largest attendance area in Cumberland County, but not the one with the most students.

• Cape Fear High School
• Mac Williams Middle
• Armstrong Elementary
• Beaver Dam Elementary
• District 7 Elementary
• Eastover Central Elementary
• Seabrook Elementary
• Stedman Primary
• Stedman Elementary
• Sunnyside Elementary

Attendance area seven

Attendance Area 7 is located in Gray's Creek NC in southern Cumberland County. This area consists of a mix of low income and high income students.

• Gray's Creek High
• Gray's Creek Middle
• Gallberry Farm Elementary
• Gray's Creek Elementary

Attendance area eight

Attendance Area 8 is located just south of Fort Bragg

Fort Bragg, North Carolina

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 North Carolina

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• Westover High
  Westover High School (Fayetteville, North Carolina)
  Westover High School is a public high school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. It is a member of Cumberland County Schools . It serves students from ninth to the twelfth grade...
  
  
• Westover Middle
• Ben Martin Elementary
• Cliffdale Elementary
• Morganton Road Elementary
• Ponderosa Elementary

Attendance area nine

Attendance Area 9 is located just west of downtown Fayetteville.

• Terry Sanford High
• Max Abbott Middle
• A. B. Wilkins Elementary
• Alma Easom Elementary
• Ashley Elementary
• Glendale Acres Elementary
• Pauline Jones Elementary
• Teresa Berrien Elementary
• Vanstory Hills Elementary
• Walker-Spivey School

Attendance area ten

Attendance Area 10 is located in the college area of Fayetteville

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Fayetteville is a city located in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. It is the county seat of Cumberland County, and is best known as the home of Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army post located northwest of the city....

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• E.E. Smith High
• Cross Creek Early College High School
• Fuller Performance Learning Center High School
• Ramsey Street High
• Reid Ross Classical
• Ramsey Street Middle
• Ferguson Easley Elementary
• Hillsboro Street Elementary
• Lucile Souders Elementary
• Margaret Willis Elementary
• Nick Jeralds Middle
• Warrenwood Elementary
• Westarea Elementary

External links

• Cumberland County Schools
• 2004-2005 NC Report Card for Cumberland County Schools