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About this school
Douglas Byrd Middle School is
an urban public school
in Fayetteville, North Carolina that is part of Cumberland County Schools.
It serves 866 students
in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.6:1.
Its teachers have had 48 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
71%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Douglas Byrd Middle School
$22,559
raised using DonorsChoose
48
projects
funded
27
teachers
funded
132
donors
2
projects
for
basic supplies
15
projects for
technology
11
projects for
books
Douglas Byrd Middle School has received support from
55 individuals from North Carolina and
77 individuals out-of-state.