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Miseducation » North Carolina

Harnett County Schools

PO Box 1029, Lillington, NC 27546

20.7K Students | 1,372 Teachers | 28 Schools

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Anderson Creek Primary
Angier Elementary
Benhaven Elementary
Boone Trail Elementary
Buies Creek Elementary
Coats Elementary
Coats-Erwin Middle
Dunn Middle
Erwin Elementary
Gentry Primary
Harnett Central High
Harnett Central Middle
Harnett Primary
Highland Elementary
Highland Middle
Johnsonville Elementary
LaFayette Elementary
Lillington-Shawtown Elementary
North Harnett Primary
Overhills Elementary
Overhills High
Overhills Middle
South Harnett Elementary
STAR Academy
Triton High
Wayne Avenue Elem
Western Harnett High
Western Harnett Middle

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District Composition

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

White students are 2 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

White students are 1.9 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

White students are 1.9 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as students of Two or More Races.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

2.6x

Black students are 2.6 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Hispanic students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

students of Two or More Races are 2.1 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Native American or Alaska Native students are 2.6 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Segregation Index

Medium

Segregation between Black students students and White students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is relatively uneven

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is Low, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isrelatively uneven

Achievement Gap

2.1 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 2.1 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 1.5 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

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State

Students

51% Nonwhite Students

59% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

80% High School Graduation Rate

10% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

653 students

6% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

1,255 students

20% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

1,267 students

< 1% Students Enrolled in Physics

60 students

21% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

1,331 students

25% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

1,573 students

26% Students Enrolled in Biology

1,597 students

10% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

638 students

2% Students Enrolled in Calculus

114 students

1% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

294 students

Teachers & Resources

15.1 Students for Every Teacher

11% Inexperienced Teachers

36% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

11.8 Average Number of AP Courses per School

3.5 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

4 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

5 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

25 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

0 Schools With International Baccalaureates

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State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.

Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

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State

Students

1,825 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

9% of all students in this district

1,212 Total In-School Suspended Students

6% of all students in this district

18 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

383 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

3.6Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

0 Total Arrests

20 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0.8 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

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Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights Title IX Coordinator

(i.e. sex discrimination)

Lauren Cappola
(910) 893-8151 x301
Email

Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

(i.e. race, color and national origin discrimination)

Vera Jones
(910) 893-8151 x409
Email

Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

Brookie Ferguson
(910) 893-8151 x408
Email

All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

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AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students)	Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Anderson Creek Primary	Bunnlevel	50%	61%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Angier Elementary	Angier	63%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.4x
Benhaven Elementary	Sanford	45%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Boone Trail Elementary	Lillington	51%	60%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Buies Creek Elementary	Buies Creek	31%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.5x
Coats Elementary	Coats	46%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.9x
Coats-Erwin Middle	Dunn	47%	66%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.9x
Dunn Middle	Dunn	70%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.1x
Erwin Elementary	Erwin	49%	68%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Gentry Primary	Erwin	57%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Harnett Central High	Angier	48%	51%	86%	2.5x	3x
Harnett Central Middle	Angier	47%	57%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.6x
Harnett Primary	Dunn	74%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.9x
Highland Elementary	Sanford	44%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.1x
Highland Middle	Sanford	50%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.5x
Johnsonville Elementary	Cameron	54%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.6x
LaFayette Elementary	Fuqua-Varina	26%	41%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.1x
Lillington-Shawtown Elementary	Lillington	51%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.8x
North Harnett Primary	Angier	64%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.9x
Overhills Elementary	Spring Lake	56%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Overhills High	Spring Lake	61%	47%	79%	2.1x	1.7x
Overhills Middle	Spring Lake	59%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
South Harnett Elementary	Bunnlevel	54%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2x
STAR Academy	Lillington	76%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Triton High	Erwin	52%	57%	84%	4x	3x
Wayne Avenue Elem	Dunn	71%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.4x
Western Harnett High	Lillington	45%	56%	82%	0 Not available	1.7x
Western Harnett Middle	Lillington	45%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students)	Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Anderson Creek Primary	Bunnlevel	50%	61%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Angier Elementary	Angier	63%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Benhaven Elementary	Sanford	45%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Boone Trail Elementary	Lillington	51%	60%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Buies Creek Elementary	Buies Creek	31%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Coats Elementary	Coats	46%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5Less likely
Coats-Erwin Middle	Dunn	47%	66%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Dunn Middle	Dunn	70%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Erwin Elementary	Erwin	49%	68%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Gentry Primary	Erwin	57%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Harnett Central High	Angier	48%	51%	86%	2.6x	2x
Harnett Central Middle	Angier	47%	57%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Harnett Primary	Dunn	74%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Highland Elementary	Sanford	44%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.4x
Highland Middle	Sanford	50%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Johnsonville Elementary	Cameron	54%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LaFayette Elementary	Fuqua-Varina	26%	41%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lillington-Shawtown Elementary	Lillington	51%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
North Harnett Primary	Angier	64%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Overhills Elementary	Spring Lake	56%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Overhills High	Spring Lake	61%	47%	79%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Overhills Middle	Spring Lake	59%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
South Harnett Elementary	Bunnlevel	54%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
STAR Academy	Lillington	76%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Triton High	Erwin	52%	57%	84%	2.1x	0 Not available
Wayne Avenue Elem	Dunn	71%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Western Harnett High	Lillington	45%	56%	82%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Western Harnett Middle	Lillington	45%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students)	Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Anderson Creek Primary	Bunnlevel	50%	61%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Angier Elementary	Angier	63%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Benhaven Elementary	Sanford	45%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Boone Trail Elementary	Lillington	51%	60%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Buies Creek Elementary	Buies Creek	31%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Coats Elementary	Coats	46%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Coats-Erwin Middle	Dunn	47%	66%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Dunn Middle	Dunn	70%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.3x
Erwin Elementary	Erwin	49%	68%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Gentry Primary	Erwin	57%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Harnett Central High	Angier	48%	51%	86%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Harnett Central Middle	Angier	47%	57%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Harnett Primary	Dunn	74%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Highland Elementary	Sanford	44%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Highland Middle	Sanford	50%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Johnsonville Elementary	Cameron	54%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LaFayette Elementary	Fuqua-Varina	26%	41%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lillington-Shawtown Elementary	Lillington	51%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
North Harnett Primary	Angier	64%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Overhills Elementary	Spring Lake	56%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Overhills High	Spring Lake	61%	47%	79%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Overhills Middle	Spring Lake	59%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.8x
South Harnett Elementary	Bunnlevel	54%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	8.8x
STAR Academy	Lillington	76%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Triton High	Erwin	52%	57%	84%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wayne Avenue Elem	Dunn	71%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Western Harnett High	Lillington	45%	56%	82%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Western Harnett Middle	Lillington	45%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students)	Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Anderson Creek Primary	Bunnlevel	50%	61%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Angier Elementary	Angier	63%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Benhaven Elementary	Sanford	45%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Boone Trail Elementary	Lillington	51%	60%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Buies Creek Elementary	Buies Creek	31%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	Over 20x
Coats Elementary	Coats	46%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	9.5x
Coats-Erwin Middle	Dunn	47%	66%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	6.8x
Dunn Middle	Dunn	70%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Erwin Elementary	Erwin	49%	68%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Gentry Primary	Erwin	57%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Harnett Central High	Angier	48%	51%	86%	0 Not available	3.9x
Harnett Central Middle	Angier	47%	57%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Harnett Primary	Dunn	74%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Highland Elementary	Sanford	44%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	11.9x
Highland Middle	Sanford	50%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Johnsonville Elementary	Cameron	54%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LaFayette Elementary	Fuqua-Varina	26%	41%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lillington-Shawtown Elementary	Lillington	51%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
North Harnett Primary	Angier	64%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	Over 20x
Overhills Elementary	Spring Lake	56%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	14.8x
Overhills High	Spring Lake	61%	47%	79%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Overhills Middle	Spring Lake	59%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.8x
South Harnett Elementary	Bunnlevel	54%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
STAR Academy	Lillington	76%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Triton High	Erwin	52%	57%	84%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wayne Avenue Elem	Dunn	71%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Western Harnett High	Lillington	45%	56%	82%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Western Harnett Middle	Lillington	45%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students)	Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Anderson Creek Primary	Bunnlevel	50%	61%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.5x
Angier Elementary	Angier	63%	75%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	14.4x
Benhaven Elementary	Sanford	45%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Boone Trail Elementary	Lillington	51%	60%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3x
Buies Creek Elementary	Buies Creek	31%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Coats Elementary	Coats	46%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Coats-Erwin Middle	Dunn	47%	66%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Dunn Middle	Dunn	70%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.2x
Erwin Elementary	Erwin	49%	68%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Gentry Primary	Erwin	57%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Harnett Central High	Angier	48%	51%	86%	4.3x	2.7x
Harnett Central Middle	Angier	47%	57%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.2x
Harnett Primary	Dunn	74%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Highland Elementary	Sanford	44%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Highland Middle	Sanford	50%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Johnsonville Elementary	Cameron	54%	76%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
LaFayette Elementary	Fuqua-Varina	26%	41%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Lillington-Shawtown Elementary	Lillington	51%	65%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.4x
North Harnett Primary	Angier	64%	74%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Overhills Elementary	Spring Lake	56%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Overhills High	Spring Lake	61%	47%	79%	0 Not available	2x
Overhills Middle	Spring Lake	59%	54%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.8x
South Harnett Elementary	Bunnlevel	54%	64%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
STAR Academy	Lillington	76%	95%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Triton High	Erwin	52%	57%	84%	2.6x	2.7x
Wayne Avenue Elem	Dunn	71%	80%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Western Harnett High	Lillington	45%	56%	82%	0 Not available	1.8x
Western Harnett Middle	Lillington	45%	58%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →