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Harnett County Schools

Lillington, North Carolina · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

20,095
Students enrolled
29
Public schools
1,161
Classroom teachers (FTE)
17.3:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 332
  • Kindergarten 1,447
  • Grade 1 1,517
  • Grade 2 1,539
  • Grade 3 1,591
  • Grade 4 1,444
  • Grade 5 1,557
  • Grade 6 1,357
  • Grade 7 1,493
  • Grade 8 1,442
  • Grade 9 1,818
  • Grade 10 1,569
  • Grade 11 1,450
  • Grade 12 1,535
  • Grade 13 4

By race/ethnicity

  • White 39%
  • Hispanic/Latino 28%
  • Black or African American 24%
  • Two or more races 7%
  • Asian <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

74% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 14,831 of 20,095 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 71%
  • Reduced-price lunch 3%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$10,916 spent per student on day-to-day operations North Carolina median: $12,409 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $6,791
  • Support services $3,598
  • Other (food service, etc.) $527

Where the money comes from

  • Local 14%
  • State 62%
  • Federal 25%

Total revenue $258.3 milliontotal spending $249.4 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 13

Locale (NCES)

Rural: FringeStudents: 64% rural, 18% city, 18% town

Total staff (FTE)

2,465

District office

601 South Main St., Lillington NC 27546

County

Harnett County

Official website

NCES District ID

3702010

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About Harnett County Schools

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

The mission of Harnett County Schools is to educate students in a safe environment empowering them to focus on lifelong learning, responsible citizenship, and global awareness
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Public Schools in Harnett County Schools (31)

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Overhills High

Spring Lake, NC · Grades 09–12 · 1,981 students · High

Harnett Central High

Angier, NC · Grades 09–12 · 1,522 students · High

Western Harnett High

Lillington, NC · Grades 09–12 · 1,324 students · High

Triton High

Erwin, NC · Grades 09–12 · 1,274 students · High

Benhaven Elementary

Sanford, NC · Grades PK–05 · 1,065 students · Elementary

Harnett Central Middle

Angier, NC · Grades 06–08 · 1,059 students · Middle

Overhills Elementary

Spring Lake, NC · Grades PK–05 · 866 students · Elementary

Highland Elementary

Sanford, NC · Grades PK–05 · 854 students · Elementary

Dunn Elementary

Dunn, NC · Grades PK–05 · 813 students · Elementary

Highland Middle

Sanford, NC · Grades 06–08 · 762 students · Middle

Overhills Middle

Spring Lake, NC · Grades 06–08 · 758 students · Middle

Western Harnett Middle

Lillington, NC · Grades 06–08 · 700 students · Middle

Lillington-Shawtown Elementary

Lillington, NC · Grades PK–05 · 695 students · Elementary

Northwest Harnett Elementary

Fuquay-varina, NC · Grades PK–05 · 645 students · Elementary

Erwin Elementary

Erwin, NC · Grades PK–05 · 637 students · Elementary

Coats Elementary

Coats, NC · Grades PK–05 · 633 students · Elementary

Coats-Erwin Middle

Dunn, NC · Grades 06–08 · 589 students · Middle

Anderson Creek Primary

Bunnlevel, NC · Grades PK–02 · 553 students · Elementary

Boone Trail Elementary

Lillington, NC · Grades PK–05 · 545 students · Elementary

Johnsonville Elementary

Cameron, NC · Grades PK–05 · 489 students · Elementary

South Harnett Elementary

Bunnlevel, NC · Grades 03–05 · 476 students · Elementary

Dunn Middle

Dunn, NC · Grades 06–08 · 388 students · Middle

Angier Elementary

Angier, NC · Grades 03–05 · 376 students · Elementary

North Harnett Primary

Angier, NC · Grades PK–02 · 329 students · Elementary