📍 4762 Clinton Road, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, 28312
Cape Fear High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fayetteville, Cumberland County. The school has 1,529 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cumberland County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 83.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cape Fear High enrolls 1,529 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 83.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 27% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 762 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 420 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 168 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 128 | 8.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 34 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 11 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
764 of the school's 1,529 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 685 qualify for free lunch and 79 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.
Cape Fear High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-70, state senate district 19, state house district 45.
Cape Fear 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 1,529 students, Cape Fear 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: Rural - Fringe