Editing Cumberland, Maryland (section)

==Education==
{{main|List of schools and libraries in Cumberland, Maryland}}
In 1864 the state legislature provided funds, and a structure for obtaining local funds from taxes and private donations for the purpose of funding schools for Negroes. The first public school for African-Americans in Cumberland operated in a colored YMCA on Independence Street, and was named the Mary Hoye school. In 1923 a new school for blacks was built on Frederick Street. In 1941 an election was held of students and faculty, and the school was renamed '''[[George Washington Carver High School (Cumberland, Maryland)|George Washington Carver School]]'''. In addition to serving the local population, many black people from surrounding areas in West Virginia sent their children to Carver because of the inadequate local facilities.<ref name="WMHL">{{cite web |last1=Mudge |first1=Michael Allen |title=Carver High School - relic of an era |url=http://64.26.76.146/itemdetail.aspx?idEntry=3306 |website=Western Maryland's Historical Library |access-date=23 January 2019 |archive-date=January 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123223312/http://64.26.76.146/itemdetail.aspx?idEntry=3306 |url-status=live }}</ref> The schools were integrated in 1955, when 54 African American children attended the white schools. In 1956, 3 black students became the first to graduate from Allegany County's newly integrated schools.<ref name="Sawyers">{{cite news |last1=Sawyers |first1=Michael A |title=First black student in white school reflects on family, life |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/2013/0304/First-black-student-in-white-school-reflects-on-family-life |access-date=23 January 2019 |publisher=The Times-News of Cumberland |date=March 4, 2013 |archive-date=January 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124041251/https://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/2013/0304/First-black-student-in-white-school-reflects-on-family-life |url-status=live }}</ref>

The offices of [[Allegany County Public Schools]] are located in Cumberland. Two public high schools serving grades 9-12 are located in the city: [[Allegany High School]], located on Seton Drive atop Haystack Mountain, and [[Fort Hill High School]], located on Greenway Avenue in the eastern part of the city. These schools are fed into by two middle schools, serving grades 6-8, also located in the city. Due to zoning, students attending Braddock Middle School, located on Holland Street on the city's North End, will generally attend Allegany, while students attending Washington Middle School, located on Massachusetts Avenue in the southeastern corner of the city, will generally attend Fort Hill. Public elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade located in the city of Cumberland include John Humbird Elementary, South Penn Elementary, and West Side Elementary. Some students residing in the North End of Cumberland may attend Northeast Elementary School, which sits just outside city limits in the neighborhood of [[Bowmans Addition, Maryland|Bowmans Addition]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Directory |url=https://www.acpsmd.org/site/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.acpsmd.org%2Fsite%2FDefault.aspx%3FPageType%3D1%26SiteID%3D4%26ChannelID%3D15%26DirectoryType%3D6 |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=www.acpsmd.org |language=en }}</ref>

Cumberland is home to two [[parochial school]]s. [[Bishop Walsh School]] is a K-12 Catholic school, located atop Haystack Mountain. The school is under the jurisdiction of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore|Archdiocese of Baltimore]], and is partially run by the [[School Sisters of Notre Dame]]. Lighthouse Christian Academy is a K-12 Christian school, co-located with the Central Assembly of God church on Bedford Street on the north edge of the city's limits.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lcaseahawks.org/about-us |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=www.lcaseahawks.org |title=About }}</ref>

Approximately 39,000 people hold library cards in Allegany County, with libraries such as [[Washington Street Library (Allegany County Library System)|Washington Street Library]] and [[Lavale Public Library]] and several others.