Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School in Fayetteville, North Carolina enrolled 390 students in 2024-25 with 25.6 full-time teachers, 15.2 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 52-56% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 26-30% proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 48% and 50%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (North Carolina: 86.5%).

Enrollment fell 34% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 37%

590 students in 2022-23, 445 students in 2023-24, 390 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.8 to 25.6.

Students enrolled at Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School by school year2022-23: 590, 2023-24: 445, 2024-25: 39002004006002022-235902023-244452024-25390
Students enrolled at Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School by school year2022-23: 590, 2023-24: 445, 2024-25: 39002004006002022-235902023-244452024-25390
Students enrolled at Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School by school year2022-23: 590, 2023-24: 445, 2024-25: 39002004006002022-235902023-244452024-25390
Students enrolled at Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School by school year2022-23: 590, 2023-24: 445, 2024-25: 39002004006002022-235902023-244452024-25390
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2359040.814.5
2023-2444537.411.9
2024-2539025.615.2

15.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 79 of every 100 North Carolina high schools

Among the 588 North Carolina high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 15.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 15.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 15.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 15.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 15.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 15.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 15.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 15.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

6 AP courses and one counselor per 1,134 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School enrolled 1,134 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses6
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 1,134 of the 1,134 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent17.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

44.4% of students were Black, 24.1% White, 19.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black44.4%
  2. White24.1%
  3. Hispanic19.7%
  4. Two or more races9.2%
  5. Asian2.1%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School scored proficient or above: 52-56% in reading and 26-30% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Reading and language arts52‑56%46%48%
Math26‑30%41%50%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-84% of the 83 students in Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Four-year graduation rate80‑84%87%86.5%
Students in the class833,803120,822

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Fayetteville

16 public high schools in Fayetteville report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Jack Britt High1,94025.036.6%
Pine Forest High1,55126.161.4%
Cape Fear High1,51523.351.2%
Seventy-First High1,33224.098.2%
Westover High1,23424.899.8%
Terry Sanford High1,20124.060.5%
E E Smith High1,01722.999.7%
Douglas Byrd High1,00622.197.4%

All public schools in Fayetteville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School

  1. Ramsey Street HighThe nearest public high school, 1.1 miles away: 39 students, 4.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Cross Creek Early CollegeThe next nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 253 students, 23.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School with Ramsey Street HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Cumberland County Schools spends per student$12,118 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,118
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaCumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School is the number 373 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#373 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.15.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School

  1. How many students attend Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School?
    390 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 590 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Fayetteville, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School?
    15.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School a Title I school?
    Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School scored proficient or above: 52-56% in reading and 26-30% in math, against 48% in reading and 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School?
    80-84% of the 83 students in Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual School in?
    Cumberland County Schools, NCES district ID 3700011. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370001103539 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22