Cumberland County Schools
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Location Map Fayetteville, NC 28306 Cumberland County
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District Poverty Rate 21.9% (data source)
Non-White Students 75.7% (data source)
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Last Updated December 1, 2025
What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (88)
School Step Description Grades Period Signatures
Alma O Easom ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Anne Chesnutt MiddleStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Ashley ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Cape Fear HighStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Cumberland Mills ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Cumberland Road ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Douglas Byrd HighStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Douglas Byrd MiddleStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
E E Smith HighStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Ed V Baldwin ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
John R Griffin MiddleStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Mac Williams MiddleStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 4
Pine Forest MiddleStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Ramsey Street HighStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Reid Ross Classical MiddleStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Sherwood Park ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
South View MiddleStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Terry Sanford HighStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Westarea ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Alderman Road ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Alger B. Wilkins High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Armstrong ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Beaver Dam ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Benjamin J Martin ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Bill Hefner ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Brentwood ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
C Wayne Collier ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Cliffdale ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
College Lakes ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Cross Creek Early CollegeStep 0 No Progress 0
Cumberland Academy 6-12 Virtual SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Cumberland Academy K-5 Virtual SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Cumberland International Early CollegeStep 0 No Progress 0
Cumberland PolytechnicStep 0 No Progress 0
District No 7 ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
E E Miller ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
E Melvin Honeycutt ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Eastover-Central ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Elizabeth M Cashwell ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Ferguson-Easley ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Gallberry Farm ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Glendale Acres ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Gray's Creek ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Gray's Creek HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Gray's Creek MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Hope Mills MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Howard L Hall ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Howard Learning AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Ireland Drive MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
J W Coon ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
J W Seabrook ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Jack Britt HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Lake Rim ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Lewis Chapel MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Lillian Black ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Long Hill ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Loyd E Auman ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Lucile Souders ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Luther Nick Jeralds MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Manchester ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Margaret Willis ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Mary Mcarthur ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Montclair ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Morganton Road ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
New Century International ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
New Century International MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Pine Forest HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Ponderosa ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
R Max Abbott MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Raleigh Road ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Reid Ross Classical HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Rockfish ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Seventy-First Classical MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Seventy-First HighStep 0 No Progress 0
South View HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Spring Lake MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Stedman ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Stedman PrimaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Stoney Point ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Sunnyside ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Teresa C Berrien ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Vanstory Hills ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Walker-Spivey ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Warrenwood ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Westover HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Westover MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
William H Owen ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
William T Brown ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
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Policy Notes
North Carolina State Law No state law, federal rulings still apply. School disricts may allow students to be released for religious study or they may also not allow it.
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December 31, 2024
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July 31, 2024
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April 25, 2024
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March 17, 2024
 
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