📍 1624 Ireland Drive, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, 28304
Douglas Byrd High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fayetteville, Cumberland County. The school has 940 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cumberland County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 64.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 69%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Douglas Byrd High enrolls 940 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 64.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 472 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 206 | 22% |
| White | 128 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 95 | 10% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 22 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 12 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
931 of the school's 940 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 931 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Douglas Byrd High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 19, state house district 44.
Douglas Byrd High is one of 86 schools in Cumberland County Schools, based in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The district serves 49,002 students district-wide and employs 3,329 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 940 students, Douglas Byrd High is larger than the district average of about 570 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize