Cumberland High School
Public high school (charter) in Tyler, Texas · Cumberland Academy · Grades 9–12
Cumberland High School serves 503 students in grades 9–12 in Tyler (Smith County). It is one of 5 schools in Cumberland Academy. By enrollment it is the 890th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 39.79 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Cumberland Academy |
| County | Smith County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480003413330 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Cumberland Academy | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 503 | 2,047 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.6 | 12.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 32.6% | 41.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 38% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Cumberland High School in context
Size
Cumberland High School is the only high school in Cumberland Academy. Its 503 students are 24.6% of the district's 2,047. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 5.3 miles away and have a median of 719 students, so Cumberland High School is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 10 with 146 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 113, against an average of 126 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% more students than grade 9 (124 against 113). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 43.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Cumberland Academy (43.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 28.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
32.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 41.2% across Cumberland Academy and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Cumberland High School has 39.79 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 503 students would have about 35.9 teachers, so Cumberland High School has 3.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other high school is Trinity Charter Schools - Virtual Reclaim Academy, 1.7 miles away in Trinity Charter School. There are 3 high schools within 5 miles and 9 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 43.7% |
| Hispanic | 28.2% |
| Black | 20.7% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Asian | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 113 |
| Grade 10 | 146 |
| Grade 11 | 120 |
| Grade 12 | 124 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7200 Paluxy Dr., Tyler, TX 75703
Phone: (903)405-1399
Website: hs.cumberlandacademy.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cumberland High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Charter Schools - Virtual Reclaim Academy | Trinity Charter School | 1.7 mi | 68 | 22.7 | – |
| Tyler Legacy High School | Tyler ISD | 2.3 mi | 2,770 | 16.2 | 52.4% |
| Whitehouse High School | Whitehouse ISD | 4.5 mi | 1,404 | 13.2 | 38.8% |
| Tyler ISD Early College High School | Tyler ISD | 5.2 mi | 447 | 20.8 | 73.6% |
| Alvin V Anderson Rise Academy | Tyler ISD | 5.5 mi | 83 | 8.7 | 80.7% |
| Chapel Hill High School | Chapel Hill ISD | 5.8 mi | 990 | 12.9 | 79.4% |
| Premier H S of Tyler | Premier High Schools | 6.7 mi | 38 | 12.7 | 81.6% |
| Tyler High School | Tyler ISD | 7.6 mi | 2,148 | 14.7 | 86.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cumberland Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Academy Lower Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 459 |
| Cumberland Academy Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 361 |
| Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 392 |
| The Leadership Academy | Elementary | K–8 | 332 |