5301 Celebration Drive, Hope Mills, Cumberland County, 28348
Gray's Creek High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hope Mills, Cumberland County. The school has 1,395 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cumberland County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 74.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gray's Creek High enrolls 1,395 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 74.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 25% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 646 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 355 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 201 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 126 | 9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 41 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 22 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
607 of the school's 1,395 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 546 qualify for free lunch and 61 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.
Gray's Creek 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 19, state house district 45.
Gray's Creek 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 1,395 students, Gray's Creek 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