📍 525 Andrews Road, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, 28311
Pine Forest High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fayetteville, Cumberland County. The school has 1,572 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cumberland County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 82.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 73% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pine Forest High enrolls 1,572 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 82.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 23% White and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 772 | 49% |
| White | 359 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 267 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 136 | 8.7% |
| Asian | 27 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
983 of the school's 1,572 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 909 qualify for free lunch and 74 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.
Pine Forest High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 21, state house district 43.
Pine Forest 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 1,572 students, Pine Forest 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: Suburb - Large