📍 2301 Fort Bragg Road, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, 28303
Terry Sanford High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fayetteville, Cumberland County. The school has 1,224 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cumberland County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 61.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Terry Sanford High enrolls 1,224 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 61.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Black or African American, 31% White and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 542 | 44% |
| White | 377 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 145 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 88 | 7.2% |
| Asian | 53 | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 13 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
718 of the school's 1,224 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 677 qualify for free lunch and 41 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.
Terry Sanford 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 19, state house district 44.
Terry Sanford 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 1,224 students, Terry Sanford 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