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Harnett County Schools

Harnett County, North Carolina · Grades PK-13

Address
601 South Main St., Lillington, NC 27546
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NCES agency ID
3702010
State LEA ID
NC-430
29
Schools
19,618
Students
1,161
Teachers (FTE)
17.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
12
Low-performing schools
25.5%
EL making progress

Enrollment and school counts are the state’s 2024-2025figures where reported, otherwise the federal NCES directory.

School calendar

Term dates, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays for Harnett County Schools, as the district publishes them — with printable PDFs and calendar files you can subscribe to.

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NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Official accountability results published by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. School Performance Grades combine achievement (80%) with academic growth (20%).

Schools by type

School typeSchoolsAverage students
Elementary16572
Middle6703
High51,215
K-12195
6-12176
All schools29--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A13.6%
B13.6%
C932.1%
D1553.6%
F27.1%
All graded schools28100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded623.1%
Met830.8%
Not Met1246.2%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Science (grades 5 & 8)50%27.5%
English II49.2%25.3%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)47%26.7%
NC Math 344.2%24.4%
Reading (grades 3–8)42.6%22.3%
Biology36.4%22.9%
NC Math 125.8%6.4%

Grade-level proficient is achievement levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Outcomes

MeasureResult
4-year cohort graduation rate89.4%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned57.4%
Students completing Math III95%
Passed end-of-grade assessments37.3%
Students promoted to the next grade73.1%
Students retained in grade26.9%
English learners making progress (of 1,897)25.5%
Schools identified as low-performing12 of 26
First page of the Harnett County Schools report card PDF

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The Harnett County Schools report card as a two-page interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Student Demographics

White 38.77%Hispanic 28.3%Black 24.23%Two+ Races 6.95%Asian 0.82%Native Am. 0.55%Pacific Isl. 0.37%
White: 38.77% (7,791) Hispanic: 28.3% (5,687) Black: 24.23% (4,869) Two+ Races: 6.95% (1,397) Asian: 0.82% (165) Native Am.: 0.55% (111) Pacific Isl.: 0.37% (75)
White38.77%
Hispanic28.3%
Black24.23%
Two+ Races6.95%
Asian0.82%
Native Am.0.55%
Pacific Isl.0.37%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 20,095
47.86%9,617 Female
52.14%10,478 Male

Student counts for Harnett County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 20,095 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 72.59%Chronically absent 27.41%
Regular attendance: 72.59% (15,447) Chronically absent: 27.41% (5,834)
Regular attendance72.59%
Chronically absent27.41%

Student Population

Students Counted: 21,281
9.4%1,889 English learners

Student indicators for Harnett County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 21,281 students DPI counted, added up from the district’s own schools. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 68.3%Beginning 31.7%
Experienced: 68.3% (817) Beginning: 31.7% (379)
Experienced68.3%
Beginning31.7%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 1,195.5 FTE
91.86%Fully licensed
8.15%Emergency or provisional
4.1%49 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Harnett County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount, added up from the district’s own schools. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 1,195.5 FTE.

Harnett County Schools boundary map

29 campuses

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District boundaryNeighbouring districtElementaryMiddleHighOther

Click any campus for its details. District boundary from the Census school district geography published by NCES; campus locations from the NCES Common Core of Data.

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Schools in Harnett County Schools

29 schools

Directory figures are from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025.Methodology →