📍 277 Bonanza Drive, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, 28303
Westover High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fayetteville, Cumberland County. The school has 1,202 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cumberland County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 67.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westover High enrolls 1,202 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 67.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Black or African American, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 9.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 760 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 179 | 15% |
| White | 115 | 9.6% |
| Two or more races | 112 | 9.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 17 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 12 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,199 of the school's 1,202 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,199 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.
Westover 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 43.
Westover 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 1,202 students, Westover 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