There were 2,035 students enrolled in Cumberland Academy in the 2023-24 school year, a slight decrease from the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.5% were girls, and 49.5% were boys.
The most represented ethnicity among district students was white, accounting for 45.6% of the student population.
Cumberland Academy roughly covers schools within Smith County with its main office in Tyler.
Among the five schools in Cumberland Academy, Cumberland High School recorded the highest enrollment of 551 students in the 2023-24 school year.
A recent study by WalletHub classified Texas as one of the least-educated states in the U.S., ranking it 41st out of 50 in educational quality and student outcomes.
Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing Texas’ school districts. According to a 2024 report from the Texas Education Agency, per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.
“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock stated in an interview.
| School | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Cumberland High School | 551 |
| Cumberland Academy | 432 |
| Cumberland Academy Middle | 390 |
| Cumberland Academy Upper Middle | 369 |
| The Leadership Academy | 293 |
