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Harnett County Early College

Harnett County Schools · Harnett County

Address
910 W. Harnett Street, Dunn, NC 28334
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Grades served
9-13
NCES school ID
370201003443
185
Students
5.4
Teachers (FTE)
34.5:1
Student–teacher ratio
A
Performance grade
93
Performance score
Exceeded
Academic growth
5%
Chronically absent
44.8%
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 County Early College — 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 County Early CollegeElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Dunn ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5under 0.1 mi
  2. Dunn MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-81.3 mi
  3. Erwin ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-53.0 mi
  4. Triton HighHigh · Grades 9-123.1 mi
  5. Coats-Erwin MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-84.6 mi
  6. Benson ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Johnston County Public Schools6.8 mi
  7. Coats ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-56.8 mi
  8. Benson MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Johnston County Public Schools7.0 mi
  9. Plain View ElementaryElementary · Grades K-5 · Sampson County Schools7.0 mi
  10. South Johnston HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Johnston County Public Schools9.2 mi

How Harnett County Early College compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 93 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools98th percentile
Higher than 98% · rank 35 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools92nd percentile
Higher than 92% · rank 32 of 514
Harnett County Schools96th percentile
Higher than 96% · rank 1 of 27

Chronic absence is lower here than at 96% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2018

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Score up 15 points since 2018 (78 → 93). Met or exceeded expected growth in 4 of 4 years, exceeding it in 3. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202593AExceeded92.7
202489AMet89.8
202378BExceeded75.9
202276B--75
201983BExceeded82.6
201878B--77.8

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

Hispanic 35.14%White 33.51%Black 20.54%Two+ Races 7.03%Asian 3.24%Native Am. 0.54%
Hispanic: 35.14% (65) White: 33.51% (62) Black: 20.54% (38) Two+ Races: 7.03% (13) Asian: 3.24% (6) Native Am.: 0.54% (1)
Hispanic35.14%
White33.51%
Black20.54%
Two+ Races7.03%
Asian3.24%
Native Am.0.54%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 185
63.24%117 Female
36.76%68 Male

Student counts for Harnett County Early College, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 185 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 95%Chronically absent 5%
Regular attendance: 95% Chronically absent: 5%
Regular attendance95%
Chronically absent5%

Student Population

Students Counted: 187
44.8%Economically disadvantaged

Student indicators for Harnett County Early College, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 187 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 71.52%Beginning 28.48%
Experienced: 71.52% (5) Beginning: 28.48% (2)
Experienced71.52%
Beginning28.48%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 7.6 FTE
92.72%Fully licensed
7.28%Emergency or provisional
13.25%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Harnett County Early College, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 7.6 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
English II95%83.6%
NC Math 195%51.7%
Biology90.9%72.7%
NC Math 390.9%77.3%

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
Biology9.1%18.2%43.6%29.1%
English II--14.5%67.3%16.4%
NC Math 1--44.8%37.9%13.8%
NC Math 39.1%13.6%54.5%22.7%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallExceeds Expected Growth6.1893.6

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers7.55
Experienced teachers5.4 (72%)
Beginning teachers2.15 (28%)
Holding a standard license7 (93%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0.55 (7%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent5%
Economically disadvantaged44.8%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.71
Library books per student0
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom0.43

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 County Early College report card PDF

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Harnett County Early College'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.