Douglas Byrd High

Summary:

Douglas Byrd High is a public high school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 940. The school is part of the Cumberland County Schools district, which is ranked 138 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Douglas Byrd High has a significantly higher percentage of African American students (50.21%) compared to the nearby schools, which range from 9.66% to 75%. The school consistently ranks in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. Its proficiency rates in End-of-Course (EOC) exams are significantly lower than the Cumberland County and North Carolina averages across all subject areas. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students (over 99%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When comparing Douglas Byrd High to the surrounding schools, such as Cumberland International Early College and Cumberland Polytechnic, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming academically. However, the relatively low student-teacher ratio at Douglas Byrd High could be leveraged to provide more personalized instruction and support for students. Additionally, the strong performance of the school's English Language Learner and Gifted and Talented students suggests that the school may have effective strategies in place for supporting these specific subgroups.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1624 Ireland Drive
       Fayetteville, NC  28304-4363


(910) 484-8121

District: Cumberland County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
485th of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,626 Help


Feeder schools for Douglas Byrd High:

Elementary:    Cumberland Mills Elementary
    Cumberland Road Elementary
    J W Coon Elementary
    Mary McArthur Elementary
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Middle:    Douglas Byrd Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  14.6 Help
Number of students:  940

Racial breakdown:

African American:
50.2%
Hispanic:
21.9%
White:
13.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99% Help


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Compare Details Douglas Byrd High ranks worse than 75.8% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 12th among 17 ranked high schools in the Cumberland County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.98. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Douglas Byrd High is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (50.2%), Hispanic (21.9%), White (13.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Douglas Byrd High is 14.6, which is the 5th best among 17 high schools in the Cumberland County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Douglas Byrd High is $10,626, which is the 6th highest among 17 high schools in the Cumberland County Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Douglas Byrd High:

SchoolDigger ranks Douglas Byrd High 485th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See Douglas Byrd High in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Cumberland County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Cumberland County Schools 138th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Douglas Byrd High

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Rank History for all students at Douglas Byrd High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 37.00 318th 431 26.2%
2007 17.62 394th 453 13.0%
2008 20.71 402nd 477 15.7%
2009 25.10 401st 490 18.2%
2010 28.86 408th 499 18.2%
2011 29.33 409th 506 19.2%
2012 51.21 217th 502 56.8%
2013 11.82 441st 505 12.7%
2014 12.08 398th 451 11.8%
2015 18.58 413th 531 22.2%
2016 17.75 399th 507 21.3%
2017 22.75 356th 476 25.2%
2018 20.77 370th 469 21.1%
2019 19.41 413th 514 19.6%
2021 14.00 524th 594 11.8%
2022 26.72 455th 621 26.7%
2023 28.33 445th 626 28.9%
2024 24.98 485th 640 24.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Douglas Byrd High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.49 160th 185 13.5%
2019 26.46 156th 195 20.0%
2021 18.87 175th 199 12.1%
2022 33.23 156th 226 31.0%
2023 37.17 168th 249 32.5%
2024 34.14 183rd 261 29.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Douglas Byrd High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.08 11th 147 92.5%
2022 21.43 148th 156 5.1%
2023 38.98 111th 226 50.9%
2024 54.56 78th 262 70.2%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Douglas Byrd High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 47.27 137th 349 60.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Douglas Byrd High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.10 298th 424 29.7%
2019 28.18 308th 446 30.9%
2021 16.47 396th 432 8.3%
2022 32.83 349th 544 35.8%
2023 36.46 356th 597 40.4%
2024 33.61 402nd 613 34.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Douglas Byrd High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.49 381st 449 15.1%
2019 16.36 411th 475 13.5%
2021 8.90 453rd 475 4.6%
2022 25.82 447th 594 24.7%
2023 27.79 431st 588 26.7%
2024 26.32 456th 602 24.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Douglas Byrd High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.37 195th 349 44.1%
2019 40.47 207th 364 43.1%
2021 18.42 314th 334 6.0%
2022 26.17 251st 330 23.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Douglas Byrd High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 71.53 61st 325 81.2%
2022 75.76 75th 398 81.2%
2023 54.43 222nd 403 44.9%
2024 45.73 287th 403 28.8%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Douglas Byrd High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.63 27th 32 15.6%
2019 10.51 32nd 33 3.0%
2021 24.47 34th 41 17.1%
2022 26.25 43rd 47 8.5%
2023 20.69 46th 48 4.2%
2024 28.51 37th 49 24.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Military Connected Students!

Rank History for Male students at Douglas Byrd High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.07 378th 463 18.4%
2019 19.08 396th 488 18.9%
2021 18.72 388th 481 19.3%
2022 26.39 436th 585 25.5%
2023 27.72 436th 602 27.6%
2024 22.91 476th 607 21.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Douglas Byrd High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.03 250th 359 30.4%
2019 28.84 270th 369 26.8%
2021 21.73 307th 364 15.7%
2022 38.77 227th 430 47.2%
2023 41.26 221st 434 49.1%
2024 39.67 236th 437 46.0%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Douglas Byrd High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.12 115th 340 66.2%
2019 26.49 280th 354 20.9%
2021 28.84 258th 370 30.3%
2022 38.11 253rd 436 42.0%
2023 41.47 239th 449 46.8%
2024 26.84 343rd 454 24.4%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Douglas Byrd High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.91 362nd 427 15.2%
2019 24.15 350th 444 21.2%
2021 10.34 413th 439 5.9%
2022 29.16 397th 534 25.7%
2023 28.53 406th 537 24.4%
2024 29.27 422nd 553 23.7%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Douglas Byrd High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 687 394 15 9 46 n/a n/a -1 1150
1989 648 400 13 11 39 n/a n/a 0 1111
1990 620 421 9 16 41 n/a n/a -10 1097
1991 637 455 13 24 31 n/a n/a -4 1156
1992 631 457 15 26 38 n/a n/a 0 1167
1993 656 444 20 34 41 n/a n/a 0 1195
1994 629 465 21 46 37 n/a n/a 0 1198
1995 867 701 32 90 43 n/a n/a 0 1733
1996 867 701 32 90 43 n/a n/a 0 1733
1997 820 740 42 107 49 n/a n/a 0 1758
1998 851 797 44 107 48 n/a n/a 0 1847
1999 793 776 44 94 39 n/a n/a 0 1746
2000 729 796 46 97 46 n/a n/a 0 1714
2001 546 624 29 79 41 n/a n/a 0 1319
2002 579 718 22 89 42 n/a n/a 0 1450
2003 579 718 22 89 42 n/a n/a 0 1450
2004 520 734 19 79 39 n/a n/a 0 1391
2005 471 735 15 75 36 n/a n/a 0 1332
2006 448 708 11 76 38 n/a n/a 0 1281
2007 388 691 9 70 27 n/a n/a 37 1222
2008 377 690 9 92 21 n/a n/a 52 1241
2009 347 819 10 83 22 n/a n/a 0 1281
2010 345 837 12 93 34 n/a n/a 0 1321
2011 325 737 9 127 36 1 66 0 1301
2012 322 735 9 128 34 1 60 0 1289
2013 291 705 6 138 23 0 65 0 1228
2014 275 650 10 133 26 0 79 0 1173
2015 286 646 10 149 30 2 66 0 1189
2016 245 607 12 152 27 2 92 0 1137
2017 249 625 15 166 28 8 96 0 1187
2018 221 628 10 160 29 11 90 0 1149
2019 192 597 9 187 21 13 85 0 1104
2020 179 564 3 194 22 12 75 0 1049
2021 131 485 2 185 20 10 85 0 918
2022 126 454 4 183 23 13 89 0 892
2023 128 472 5 206 22 12 95 0 940

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Douglas Byrd High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1150 83.0 13.8 27.7
1989 1111 75.0 14.8 27.4
1990 1097 78.0 14.0 28.4
1991 1156 69.0 16.7 26.9
1992 1167 69.0 16.9 20.8
1993 1195 79.0 15.1 30.7
1994 1198 83.0 14.4 28.9
1995 1733 114.0 15.2 17.9
1996 1733 114.0 15.2 17.9
1997 1758 114.0 15.4 26.3
1998 1847 129.0 14.3 29.2
1999 1746 107.0 16.3 45.1
2000 1714 109.0 15.7 44.4
2001 1319 81.0 16.3 58.2
2002 1450 97.0 14.9 48.1
2003 1450 97.0 14.9 48.1
2004 1391 104.0 13.4 61.2
2005 1332 103.0 12.9 64
2006 1281 103.0 12.4 66.6
2007 1222 90.4 13.5 73
2008 1241 89.4 13.9 n/a
2009 1281 90.5 14.2 66.7
2010 1321 86.8 15.2 68.7
2011 1301 91.2 14.2 68.3
2012 1289 88.6 14.5 70.3
2013 1228 94.4 13.0 74.8
2014 1173 87.5 13.4 77.3
2015 1189 84.0 14.1 75.7
2016 1137 85.0 13.3 77
2017 1187 79.9 14.8 75
2018 1149 83.6 13.7 96.8
2019 1104 74.9 14.7 96.5
2020 1049 72.9 14.3 95.8
2021 918 70.0 13.1 98.9
2022 892 70.2 12.6 98.5
2023 940 63.9 14.6 99

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Douglas Byrd High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1150 83.0 13.8 27.7
1989 1111 75.0 14.8 27.4
1990 1097 78.0 14.0 28.4
1991 1156 69.0 16.7 26.9
1992 1167 69.0 16.9 20.8
1993 1195 79.0 15.1 30.7
1994 1198 83.0 14.4 28.9
1995 1733 114.0 15.2 17.9
1996 1733 114.0 15.2 17.9
1997 1758 114.0 15.4 26.3
1998 1847 129.0 14.3 29.2
1999 1746 107.0 16.3 45.1
2000 1714 109.0 15.7 44.4
2001 1319 81.0 16.3 58.2
2002 1450 97.0 14.9 48.1
2003 1450 97.0 14.9 48.1
2004 1391 104.0 13.4 61.2
2005 1332 103.0 12.9 64
2006 1281 103.0 12.4 66.6
2007 1222 90.4 13.5 73
2008 1241 89.4 13.9 n/a
2009 1281 90.5 14.2 66.7
2010 1321 86.8 15.2 68.7
2011 1301 91.2 14.2 68.3
2012 1289 88.6 14.5 70.3
2013 1228 94.4 13.0 74.8
2014 1173 87.5 13.4 77.3
2015 1189 84.0 14.1 75.7
2016 1137 85.0 13.3 77
2017 1187 79.9 14.8 75
2018 1149 83.6 13.7 96.8
2019 1104 74.9 14.7 96.5
2020 1049 72.9 14.3 95.8
2021 918 70.0 13.1 98.9
2022 892 70.2 12.6 98.5
2023 940 63.9 14.6 99

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Douglas Byrd High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,758 (16.5%) $8,868 (83.5%) $10,626

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Douglas Byrd High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 413th of 514 High schoolsRanks 445th of 626 High schools
 9.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (Douglas Byrd High)40.340.1
 0.2%
   End of Course Biology (Cumberland County Schools)58.554.6
 3.9%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (Douglas Byrd High)38.541.4
 2.9%
   End of Course English II (Cumberland County Schools)56.957.2
 0.3%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (Douglas Byrd High)17.122.7
 5.6%
   End of Course Math I (Cumberland County Schools)41.634.4
 7.2%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (Douglas Byrd High)36.866
 29.2%
   End of Course Math III (Cumberland County Schools)43.252.3
 9.1%
   End of Course Math III (North Carolina)46.858.3
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1104940
 14.9%
African American597472
 20.9%
American Indian2122
 4.8%
Asian95
 44.4%
Hispanic187206
 10.2%
Pacific Islander1312
 7.7%
White192128
 33.3%
Two or More Races8595
 11.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients96.5%99%
 2.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Douglas Byrd High

Students at Douglas Byrd High are 50% African American, 22% Hispanic, 14% White, 10% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Douglas Byrd High ranks in the bottom 24.2% of North Carolina high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 940 students attended Douglas Byrd High.

Douglas Byrd High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cumberland Mills Elementary
Elementary : Cumberland Road Elementary
Elementary : J W Coon Elementary
Elementary : Mary McArthur Elementary
Elementary : Sherwood Park Elementary
Elementary : William H Owen Elementary
Middle : Douglas Byrd Middle


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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