📍 6764 Raeford Road, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, 28304
Seventy-First High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fayetteville, Cumberland County. The school has 1,366 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cumberland County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 80.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 78%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Seventy-First High enrolls 1,366 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 80.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Black or African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 8.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 921 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 185 | 14% |
| White | 116 | 8.5% |
| Two or more races | 115 | 8.4% |
| Asian | 14 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
958 of the school's 1,366 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 904 qualify for free lunch and 54 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.
Seventy-First 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 21, state house district 42.
Seventy-First 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 1,366 students, Seventy-First 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