📍 1800 Seabrook Road, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, 28301
E E Smith High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fayetteville, Cumberland County. The school has 1,004 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cumberland County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 59.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 1 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
E E Smith High enrolls 1,004 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 59.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Black or African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 9.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 671 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 141 | 14% |
| White | 97 | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 70 | 7% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
996 of the school's 1,004 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 996 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.
E E Smith 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-70, state senate district 21, state house district 43.
E E Smith 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 1,004 students, E E Smith 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