Harnett County Schools

Summary:

The Harnett County Schools district in North Carolina comprises 29 schools, including 16 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, 6 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district serves a diverse student population with varying levels of academic performance across its schools.

A few schools stand out as top performers in the district. Harnett County Early College is a high-achieving high school, ranking 23rd out of 641 high schools in the state and earning 5 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. Similarly, Northwest Harnett Elementary and Benhaven Elementary are standout elementary schools, ranking in the top 335 out of 1,505 in the state and earning 4 out of 5 stars. These schools demonstrate that high academic achievement is possible within the district.

On the other hand, some schools in the district struggle with lower performance, including Dunn Elementary, Erwin Elementary, Angier Elementary, and STAR Academy. These schools tend to have proficiency rates well below the district and state averages, highlighting the need for systemic improvements to raise student outcomes across the Harnett County Schools district.

District Detail

601 South Main St.
Lillington, NC 27546

(910) 893-8151

SchoolDigger Rank:
184^th of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-13
Students: 20,095

Primary Schools: 16
Middle Schools: 6
High Schools: 6
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harnett Central Middle	Public	6-8	2529 Harnett Central Rd	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 639-6000	1,059	64	16.5	97.8%	458 (43.2%)	227 (21.4%)	310 (29.3%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.2%)	27.4	568^th of 773 public middle schools	26.5%		26.1	603^rd of 793 public middle schools	24.0%	35								40.8	36.5	35.9				41.3	44.5	43.6		46.9	$8,387	$686	$7,701
Anderson Creek Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	914 Anderson Creek Sch Rd	Bunnlevel	28323	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 893-4523	553	38	14.5	98.2%	218 (39.4%)	167 (30.2%)	115 (20.8%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.3%)								(n/a)																			$10,316	$1,371	$8,945
Angier Elementary	Public	3-5	130 E McIver St	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 639-2635	376	26	14.3	99.2%	98 (26.1%)	59 (15.7%)	203 (54.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	11.2	1403^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	5.8%		7.2	1460^th of 1505 public elementary schools	3.0%	57					44.2	24.1	39.2				27.1	32.2	32.8				36.0		$9,429	$1,293	$8,136
Benhaven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Olive Farm Dr	Sanford	27332	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 499-4811	1,065	65	16.4	44.3%	494 (46.4%)	222 (20.8%)	211 (19.8%)	20 (1.9%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	109 (10.2%)	66.8	449^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.9%		74.2	335^th of 1505 public elementary schools	77.7%	114					69.6	79.6	67.7				51.6	72.5	55.6				54.0		$8,663	$866	$7,797
Boone Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1425 Adcock Road	Lillington	27546	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 893-4013	545	37	14.7	98.7%	229 (42.0%)	79 (14.5%)	208 (38.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	20.9	1263^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	15.2%		17	1325^th of 1505 public elementary schools	12.0%	62					51.1	42.9	46.7				31.1	35.7	42.7				38.7		$9,275	$1,308	$7,968
Buies Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	340 Main Street	Buies Creek	27506	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 893-3505	267	16	16.7	57.7%	127 (47.6%)	52 (19.5%)	56 (21.0%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.0%)	32.9	1037^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.4%		45.7	823^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	45.3%	214					55.1	31.0	57.9				22.4	47.6	50.0				65.8		$10,852	$1,195	$9,657
Coats Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	585 Brick Mill Road	Coats	27521	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 897-8353	633	46	13.6	96.7%	256 (40.4%)	97 (15.3%)	253 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	13.7	1369^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.1%		16	1344^th of 1505 public elementary schools	10.7%	25					42.7	33.3	36.4				33.3	36.7	32.7				37.4		$9,628	$1,127	$8,501
Dunn Middle	Public	6-8	1301 Meadowlark Road	Dunn	28334	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 892-1016	388	28	13.8	99.0%	69 (17.8%)	171 (44.1%)	128 (33.0%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	30.1	549^th of 773 public middle schools	29.0%		28.1	580^th of 793 public middle schools	26.9%	31								53.9	52.8	33.8				35.7	31.7	44.4		46.2	$10,917	$1,260	$9,657
Erwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	405 Denim Dr.	Erwin	28339	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 897-7178	637	43	14.6	97.8%	276 (43.3%)	146 (22.9%)	172 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.2%)	11.3	1402^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	5.9%		14.4	1371^st of 1505 public elementary schools	8.9%	31					41.7	36.0	39.8				27.1	33.0	26.2				36.9		$10,032	$1,452	$8,580
Dunn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 W Harnett St	Dunn	28334	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 892-0126	813	58	13.9	99.5%	144 (17.7%)	353 (43.4%)	253 (31.1%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.5%)	19.9	1281^st of 1490 public elementary schools	14.0%		15.7	1352^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	10.2%	71					55.4	44.7	41.4				29.2	38.2	33.8				43.3		$10,796	$1,629	$9,166
Harnett Central High	Public	9-12	2911 Harnett Central Rd	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 639-6161	1,522	62	24.4	56.1%	626 (41.1%)	281 (18.5%)	506 (33.2%)	10 (0.7%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (5.9%)	23.4	503^rd of 641 public high schools	21.5%		25.8	476^th of 640 public high schools	25.6%	27	42.2	47.7	18.8	33.8															$7,920	$580	$7,341
Johnsonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18495 NC HWY 27 West	Cameron	28326	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 499-4912	489	31	15.5	99.2%	171 (35.0%)	116 (23.7%)	152 (31.1%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.8%)	47.3	793^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	46.8%		54.1	684^th of 1505 public elementary schools	54.6%	109					84.0	46.2	55.4				50.7	55.1	45.8				48.2		$9,975	$1,423	$8,552
Northwest Harnett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	736 Rollins Road	Fuquay Varina	27526	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 552-4547	645	36	17.8	42.5%	398 (61.7%)	67 (10.4%)	121 (18.8%)	15 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.4%)	76.7	301^st of 1490 public elementary schools	79.8%		66.2	470^th of 1505 public elementary schools	68.8%	169					75.8	75.5	67.0				50.8	72.5	60.8				81.4		$8,479	$866	$7,613
North Harnett Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	282 N Harnett School Rd	Angier	27501	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 639-4480	329	24	13.4	99.1%	81 (24.6%)	68 (20.7%)	162 (49.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)								(n/a)																			$11,314	$1,568	$9,747
South Harnett Elementary	Public	3-5	8335 NC 210 South	Bunnlevel	28323	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 893-9153	476	34	14.2	97.1%	190 (39.9%)	133 (27.9%)	104 (21.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.0%)	26.3	1148^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.0%		23.1	1227^th of 1505 public elementary schools	18.5%	79					34.2	41.3	51.3				29.0	43.9	44.3				59.5		$8,707	$1,152	$7,555
Western Harnett High	Public	9-12	10637 NC Hwy 27 West	Lillington	27546	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 499-5113	1,324	56	23.4	61.8%	622 (47.0%)	208 (15.7%)	392 (29.6%)	13 (1.0%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	77 (5.8%)	26	488^th of 641 public high schools	23.9%		23.2	496^th of 640 public high schools	22.5%	8	30.4	47.6	27.9	51.2															$8,173	$760	$7,413
STAR Academy	Public	6-12	900 11th Street	Lillington	27546	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 893-4072	31	4	8.7	87.1%	6 (19.4%)	21 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.9%)	2.3	636^th of 641 public high schools	0.8%					(n/a)	7.1	8.3						9.1	8.7					9.1	13.0	5.6		5.6	$14,449	$1,242	$13,207
Triton High	Public	9-12	215 Maynard Lake Road	Erwin	28339	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 897-8121	1,274	58	22.0	99.5%	463 (36.3%)	332 (26.1%)	408 (32.0%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.4%)	20.9	517^th of 641 public high schools	19.3%		19.9	515^th of 640 public high schools	19.5%	2	22.3	49.4	27.5	39.5															$8,782	$698	$8,084
Western Harnett Middle	Public	6-8	11135 NC Hwy 27 West	Lillington	27546	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 499-4497	700	46	15.3	55.6%	330 (47.1%)	128 (18.3%)	176 (25.1%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.4%)	38.6	477^th of 773 public middle schools	38.3%		45.4	434^th of 793 public middle schools	45.3%	43								57.5	55.2	40.5				44.5	44.4	42.9		47.2	$8,179	$745	$7,434
Coats-Erwin Middle	Public	6-8	2833 NC Hwy 55E	Dunn	28334	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 230-0300	589	37	15.7	98.5%	246 (41.8%)	104 (17.7%)	210 (35.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	26.1	580^th of 773 public middle schools	25.0%		19	667^th of 793 public middle schools	15.9%	87								44.2	36.6	29.8				44.0	44.0	39.4		46.0	$8,076	$555	$7,521
Overhills Middle	Public	6-8	2711 Ray Road	Spring Lake	28390	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 436-0009	758	48	15.7	63.1%	210 (27.7%)	287 (37.9%)	163 (21.5%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	79 (10.4%)	32.6	524^th of 773 public middle schools	32.2%		31.5	554^th of 793 public middle schools	30.1%	30								46.9	36.4	38.5				43.8	40.6	50.2		54.1	$7,678	$612	$7,065
Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1915 Buffalo Lake Road	Sanford	27330	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 499-2200	854	57	15.0	54.6%	382 (44.7%)	154 (18.0%)	238 (27.9%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.9%)	64 (7.5%)	56.7	615^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.7%		40.9	913^th of 1505 public elementary schools	39.3%	298					73.0	55.8	57.8				49.7	65.1	48.0				60.5		$8,595	$1,050	$7,546
Lillington-Shawtown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	855 Old US 421	Lillington	27546	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 893-3483	695	46	15.0	99.6%	256 (36.8%)	216 (31.1%)	170 (24.5%)	8 (1.2%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	37 (5.3%)	25.8	1162^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	22.0%		23.3	1224^th of 1505 public elementary schools	18.7%	62					47.7	51.7	41.5				27.1	52.6	36.8				48.1		$11,024	$1,970	$9,053
Overhills High	Public	9-12	2495 Ray Road	Spring Lake	28390	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 436-1436	1,981	74	26.7	50.9%	623 (31.4%)	681 (34.4%)	467 (23.6%)	15 (0.8%)	17 (0.9%)	19 (1.0%)	159 (8.0%)	28.7	468^th of 641 public high schools	27.0%		30.6	445^th of 640 public high schools	30.5%	23	40.9	48.3	24.9	51.0															$7,867	$653	$7,214
Overhills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2626 Ray Road	Spring Lake	28390	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 436-3545	866	53	16.2	54.4%	272 (31.4%)	269 (31.1%)	187 (21.6%)	8 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	11 (1.3%)	114 (13.2%)	45.1	830^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.3%		45	834^th of 1505 public elementary schools	44.6%	4					63.1	53.8	53.6				40.8	59.0	47.9				56.4		$8,755	$1,118	$7,637
Highland Middle	Public	6-8	345 Highland School Rd	Sanford	27332	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 498-3331	762	50	15.3	63.9%	318 (41.7%)	135 (17.7%)	222 (29.1%)	9 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	69 (9.1%)	36.9	495^th of 773 public middle schools	36.0%		39.6	490^th of 793 public middle schools	38.2%	5								54.9	43.6	38.9				43.1	37.9	47.6		58.5	$7,358	$539	$6,819
Harnett County Early College	Public	9-12	910 W. Harnett Street	Dunn	28334	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 814-3470	185	5	34.4	45.4%	62 (33.5%)	38 (20.5%)	65 (35.1%)	6 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.0%)	95.1	23^rd of 641 public high schools	96.4%		89.8	80^th of 640 public high schools	87.5%	57	90.9	98.2	96.5	90.9															$8,448	$103	$8,345
Harnett Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	900 11th Strrt	Lillington	27546	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(910) 893-4072	100	0		60.0%	44 (44.0%)	32 (32.0%)	14 (14.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.0%)								(n/a)	27.8	46.7		20.8
LaFayette Elementary	Public	K-5	108 Lafayette School Rd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Harnett County	Harnett County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 552-4353	179	10	17.3	32.4%	122 (68.2%)	26 (14.5%)	21 (11.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	56.7	618^th of 1490 public elementary schools	58.5%		51.6	720^th of 1505 public elementary schools	52.2%	102					68.8	45.0	50.0				53.1	55.0	63.6				68.2

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Achievement Charter Academy	4.61 mi	1	235^th
Carolina Charter Academy: CFA	5.4 mi	2	45^th
Wake County Schools	7.2 mi	206	60^th
Southern Wake Academy	10.47 mi	1	160^th
Johnston County Public Schools	11.85 mi	49	94^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.