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Fayetteville, NC
Public School Ratings




Fayetteville Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Cumberland County Schools School District details

Cumberland County Schools School District
2465 Gillespie Street
Fayetteville, NC 28306

49,314 Students enrolled in District

86 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Cumberland County Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to North Carolina

5

(10 is best)

Better than 43.4% of all NC school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 50.4% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
52%
50%
51%
47%
52%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Alderman Road Elementary School
2860 Alderman Road
Fayetteville, NC, 28306
PK-05
Alger B. Wilkins High School
1429 Skibo Road
Fayetteville, NC, 28303
09-12
Alma O Easom Elementary School
1610 Westlawn Avenue
Fayetteville, NC, 28305
KG-01
Anne Chesnutt Middle School
2121 Skibo Road
Fayetteville, NC, 28314
06-08
Armstrong Elementary School
3395 Dunn Road
Eastover, NC, 28312
PK-05
Ashley Elementary School
810 Trainer Drive
Fayetteville, NC, 28304
03-05
Beaver Dam Elementary School
12059 Hwy 210 S
Roseboro, NC, 28382
KG-05
Benjamin J Martin Elementary School
430 N Reilly Road
Fayetteville, NC, 28303
PK-05
Bill Hefner Elementary School
7059 Calamar Drive
Fayetteville, NC, 28314
PK-05
Brentwood Elementary School
1115 Bingham Drive
Fayetteville, NC, 28304
PK-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 26.8% 45.7%
Black 50.8% 26.1%
Hispanic 18.2% 22.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.2% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.0% 1.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 81.2% 68.3%
Free lunch eligible 79.7% 67.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.5% 1.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,487 $369,226,000 58.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $655 $32,293,000 5.1%
Staff $728 $35,918,000 5.7%
General Administration $64 $3,149,000 0.5%
School Administration $936 $46,148,000 7.3%
Operation $1,114 $54,931,000 8.7%
Transportation $369 $18,205,000 2.9%
Other $294 $14,487,000 2.3%
Total Support $4,160 $205,131,000 32.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,216 $59,967,000 9.5%
Total Expenditures $12,863 $634,324,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,524 $11,629,189,000 56.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $717 $1,108,296,000 5.4%
Staff $421 $651,371,000 3.2%
General Administration $203 $313,159,000 1.5%
School Administration $717 $1,108,754,000 5.4%
Operation $936 $1,446,950,000 7.0%
Transportation $473 $731,502,000 3.5%
Other $410 $632,972,000 3.1%
Total Support $3,877 $5,993,004,000 29.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,961 $3,031,407,000 14.7%
Total Expenditures $13,363 $20,653,600,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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