📍 1429 Skibo Road, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, 28303
Alger B. Wilkins High School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Fayetteville, Cumberland County. The school has 128 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cumberland County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 62%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alger B. Wilkins High School enrolls 128 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Black or African American, 9.4% White and 8.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 96 | 75% |
| White | 12 | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 8.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
125 of the school's 128 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 125 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.
Alger B. Wilkins High School 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.
Alger B. Wilkins High School 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 128 students, Alger B. Wilkins High School is smaller than the district average of about 570 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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