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Harnett Central High

Harnett County Schools · Harnett County

Address
2911 Harnett Central Rd, Angier, NC 27501
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370201000884
1,522
Students
62.1
Teachers (FTE)
24.5:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
60
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
33.9%
Chronically absent
56.6%
Economically disadvantaged

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Harnett County Schools's school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Harnett Central High — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Harnett Central HighElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Harnett Central MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-80.4 mi
  2. North Harnett PrimaryElementary · Grades PK-21.0 mi
  3. LaFayette ElementaryElementary · Grades K-52.8 mi
  4. Angier ElementaryElementary · Grades 3-53.7 mi
  5. Buies Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades K-54.3 mi
  6. Achievement Charter AcademyElementary · Grades K-8 · Achievement Charter Academy · Charter4.7 mi
  7. Harnett Virtual AcademyOther · Grades K-125.1 mi
  8. STAR AcademyHigh · Grades 6-125.1 mi
  9. Carolina Charter AcademyElementary · Grades K-8 · Carolina Charter Academy: CFA · Charter5.2 mi
  10. Lillington-Shawtown ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-55.8 mi

How Harnett Central High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 60 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools46th percentile
Higher than 46% · rank 1,267 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools24th percentile
Higher than 24% · rank 375 of 514
Harnett County Schools74th percentile
Higher than 74% · rank 7 of 27

Chronic absence is lower here than at 18% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 11 points since 2014 (71 → 60). Met or exceeded expected growth in 3 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202560CNot Met60.3
202461CNot Met61.3
202354DNot Met54.7
202257CNot Met56.8
201964CNot Met64.5
201862CNot Met64.4
201760CNot Met60
201667CMet64
201572BExceeded67
201471BExceeded67

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Harnett County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 41.13%Hispanic 33.25%Black 18.46%Two+ Races 5.91%Asian 0.66%Native Am. 0.53%Pacific Isl. 0.07%
White: 41.13% (626) Hispanic: 33.25% (506) Black: 18.46% (281) Two+ Races: 5.91% (90) Asian: 0.66% (10) Native Am.: 0.53% (8) Pacific Isl.: 0.07% (1)
White41.13%
Hispanic33.25%
Black18.46%
Two+ Races5.91%
Asian0.66%
Native Am.0.53%
Pacific Isl.0.07%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,522
48.49%738 Female
51.51%784 Male

Student counts for Harnett Central High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,522 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 66.1%Chronically absent 33.9%
Regular attendance: 66.1% (1,076) Chronically absent: 33.9% (552)
Regular attendance66.1%
Chronically absent33.9%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,628
56.6%Economically disadvantaged
12.16%185 English learners

Student indicators for Harnett Central High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,628 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 73.25%Beginning 26.75%
Experienced: 73.25% (55) Beginning: 26.75% (20)
Experienced73.25%
Beginning26.75%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 74.8 FTE
90.92%Fully licensed
9.09%Emergency or provisional
5.35%4 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Harnett Central High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 74.8 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
English II47.2%24.4%
Biology42%30.9%
NC Math 333.8%18.3%
NC Math 118.9%5%

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

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology58%11.1%20.9%10%
English II52.8%22.8%23.3%--
NC Math 181.1%15.6%----
NC Math 366.2%15.5%14.1%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-5.0358.2

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers74.78
Experienced teachers54.78 (73%)
Beginning teachers20 (27%)
Holding a standard license67.99 (91%)
Emergency or provisional licenses6.8 (9%)
National Board certified4

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (552 of 1,628)33.9%
Economically disadvantaged56.6%
English learners making progress (of 185)8.6%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.58
Library books per student17.56
Students have device accessNo
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.5

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Harnett Central High report card PDF

Download this report card

Harnett Central High's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.