NC Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt 2023 | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
NC Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt 2023 | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Jack Britt High School registered the highest enrollment among Cumberland County's 78 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 1,854 students.
North Carolina's public schools are facing a significant funding gap, with a per-student expenditure of $10,519 - well below the national average of $14,295.
This financial strain is further compounded by a significant challenge in staffing with a staggering 58.4% surge in vacant teaching positions in the 2021-22 school year, leaving over 5,000 classrooms without qualified instructors.
Enrollment in Cumberland County Over 9 Years
Enrollment in Cumberland County Schools Compared to Previous Year
| School name | Total Enrollment in 2021-22 | Total Enrollment in 2022-23 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Britt High School | 1,747 | 1,854 | 6.1% |
| Pine Forest High School | 1,441 | 1,516 | 5.2% |
| South View High School | 1,391 | 1,433 | 3% |
| Gray's Creek High School | 1,251 | 1,350 | 7.9% |
| Seventy-First High School | 1,267 | 1,296 | 2.3% |
| Terry Sanford High School | 1,088 | 1,185 | 8.9% |
| Westover High School | 1,043 | 1,155 | 10.7% |
| Mac Williams Middle School | 1,106 | 1,152 | 4.2% |
| Gray's Creek Middle School | 1,082 | 1,119 | 3.4% |
| John R. Griffin Middle School | 1,100 | 1,089 | -1% |
| Alpha Academy | 909 | 1,054 | 16% |
| E. E. Smith High School | 860 | 958 | 11.4% |
| Douglas Byrd Middle School | 563 | 932 | 65.5% |
| Douglas Byrd High School | 830 | 885 | 6.6% |
| Gallberry Farm Elementary School | 848 | 884 | 4.2% |
| Stoney Point Elementary School | 925 | 877 | -5.2% |
| E. Melvin Honeycutt Elementary School | 789 | 845 | 7.1% |
| Westover Middle School | 780 | 787 | 0.9% |
| R. Max Abbott Middle School | 745 | 740 | -0.7% |
| The Capitol Encore Academy | 572 | 681 | 19.1% |
| Rockfish Elementary School | 652 | 665 | 2% |
| Bill Hefner Elementary School | 595 | 652 | 9.6% |
| New Century International Elementary School | 623 | 646 | 3.7% |
| South View Middle School | 612 | 640 | 4.6% |
| Alderman Road Elementary School | 634 | 621 | -2.1% |
| Lake Rim Elementary School | 603 | 616 | 2.2% |
| Luther Nick Jeralds Middle School | 588 | 600 | 2% |
| Howard L. Hall Elementary School | 601 | 598 | -0.5% |
| Cliffdale Elementary School | 572 | 595 | 4% |
| Elizabeth M. Cashwell Elementary School | 551 | 583 | 5.8% |
| Lewis Chapel Middle School | 542 | 578 | 6.6% |
| Education V. Baldwin Elementary School | 535 | 560 | 4.7% |
| William T. Brown Elementary School | 273 | 559 | 104.8% |
| Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School | 998 | 547 | -45.2% |
| Westarea Elementary School | 493 | 539 | 9.3% |
| Loyd E. Auman Elementary School | 486 | 511 | 5.1% |
| Spring Lake Middle School | 444 | 508 | 14.4% |
| Benjamin J. Martin Elementary School | 528 | 507 | -4% |
| Hope Mills Middle School | 524 | 507 | -3.2% |
| Morganton Road Elementary School | 448 | 499 | 11.4% |
| Brentwood Elementary School | 470 | 486 | 3.4% |
| C. Wayne Collier Elementary School | 456 | 473 | 3.7% |
| Vanstory Hills Elementary School | 464 | 472 | 1.7% |
| Armstrong Elementary School | 395 | 472 | 19.5% |
| Anne Chesnutt Middle School | 466 | 466 | 0% |
| College Lakes Elementary | 446 | 459 | 2.9% |
| Gray's Creek Elementary School | 424 | 437 | 3.1% |
| Long Hill Elementary School | 454 | 436 | -4% |
| Seventy-First Classical Middle School | 438 | 422 | -3.7% |
| William H. Owen Elementary School | 403 | 405 | 0.5% |
| Montclair Elementary School | 376 | 398 | 5.9% |
| Lucile Souders Elementary School | 338 | 393 | 16.3% |
| New Century International Middle School | 359 | 389 | 8.4% |
| Eastover-Central Elementary School | 331 | 382 | 15.4% |
| Warrenwood Elementary School | 326 | 371 | 13.8% |
| Mary McArthur Elementary School | 350 | 360 | 2.9% |
| Ferguson-Easley Elementary School | 210 | 360 | 71.4% |
| Margaret Willis Elementary School | 279 | 276 | -1.1% |
| Stedman Elementary School | 269 | 275 | 2.2% |
| Manchester Elementary School | 366 | 266 | -27.3% |
| Walker-Spivey Elementary School | 272 | 264 | -2.9% |
| Alma O. Easom Elementary School | 225 | 263 | 16.9% |
| Massey Hill Classical High School | 225 | 259 | 15.1% |
| Sherwood Park Elementary School | 285 | 258 | -9.5% |
| J. W. Seabrook Elementary School | 238 | 251 | 5.5% |
| Cross Creek Early College | 243 | 244 | 0.4% |
| Reid Ross Classical Middle School | 228 | 220 | -3.5% |
| Reid Ross Classical High School | 241 | 216 | -10.4% |
| Raleigh Road Elementary School | 197 | 213 | 8.1% |
| Glendale Acres Elementary School | 182 | 205 | 12.6% |
| J. W. Coon Elementary School | - | 196 | - |
| District No 7 Elementary School | 203 | 179 | -11.8% |
| Ashley Elementary School | 158 | 176 | 11.4% |
| Stedman Primary School | 132 | 156 | 18.2% |
| Alger B. Wilkins High School | 90 | 111 | 23.3% |
| Ramsey Street High School | 73 | 99 | 35.6% |
| Beaver Dam Elementary School | 91 | 90 | -1.1% |
| Howard Learning Academy | 69 | 78 | 13% |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Manchester Elementary School• Glendale Acres Elementary School• Bill Hefner Elementary School• Alderman Road Elementary School• Gallberry Farm Elementary School• Lucile Souders Elementary School• Margaret Willis Elementary School• J.w. Coon Elementary School• Hope Mills Middle School• John R. Griffin Middle School• Pine Forest High School• Massey Hill Classical High School• Vanstory Hills Elementary School• Gray's Creek Middle School• William H. Owen Elementary School• Beaver Dam Elementary School• South View High School• Lake Rim Elementary School• Seventy-First High School• J.w. Seabrook Elementary School• C. Wayne Collier Elementary School• Montclair Elementary School• Mary Mcarthur Elementary School• Westover High School• Spring Lake Middle School• Douglas Byrd High School• Terry Sanford High School• Ashley Elementary School• Stedman Primary• Elizabeth M. Cashwell Elementary School• Alma O. Easom Elementary School• Brentwood Elementary School• Rockfish Elementary School• Douglas Byrd Middle School• Warrenwood Elementary School• Anne Chesnutt Middle School• Stoney Point Elementary School• Long Hill Elementary School• Cliffdale Elementary School• South View Middle School• Jack Britt High School• Mac Williams Middle School• Loyd E. Auman Elementary School• Westarea Elementary School• Cross Creek Early College• New Century International Elementary School• E. Melvin Honeycutt Elementary School• Gray's Creek High School• Benjamin J. Martin Elementary School• Howard L. Hall Elementary School• Raleigh Road Elementary School• Stedman Elementary School• Gray's Creek Elementary School• E.e. Smith High School• Luther Nick Jeralds Middle School• Sherwood Park Elementary School• Lewis Chapel Middle School• District No 7 Elementary School• Westover Middle School• Ferguson-Easley Elementary School• R. Max Abbott Middle School• Morganton Road Elementary School• Florida Department of Education
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