Cumberland County Schools

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Cumberland County Schools (CCS) is a school district encompassing the entirety of Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States.

Cumberland County Schools' headquarters are located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Cumberland County Schools has schools located in all cities and towns of Cumberland County. CCS operates a total of 85 schools, 53 elementary schools, 15 middle schools, 14 high schools, 1 year-round classical, 1 evening academy, 1 web academy, and 2 special schools. Cumberland County Schools is the 4th largest school system in the state and 78 in the country.

Student enrollment[]

Cumberland County Schools has a total of 53,000 enrolled students, including 1000 preschool students, 24,000 elementary students, 12,000 middle school students, and 16,000 high school students. The district employs 3,500 teachers and a total of 6,800 employees.

About half of the students in the district are Black, with about 40% White, and all other races making up less than 10% of enrollment.

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 the program, so long as they have transportation to and from school and are approved through an application process. 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 provide their own transportation

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