Regular local school district · Harnett County
Harnett County Schools, NC: schools, enrollment and spending
Harnett County Schools runs 29 public schools with 20,095 students in grades PK to 13. Its ratio of 17.3 students per teacher is 1.0 higher than the North Carolina figure of 16.3.
At a glance
- Schools
- 29
- Students
- 20,095
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,161
- Students per teacher
- 17.3
- NC: 16.3 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 601 South Main St., Lillington, NC 27546
- Phone
- (910)893-8151
- County
- Harnett County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 13
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3702010
- State district ID
- NC-430
- School counselors (FTE)
- 57.0About 353 students per counselor.
Students per teacher compared
This district17.3
North Carolina16.3
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (19,470), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $190.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $23.1 million
- State revenue
- $140.9 million
- Local revenue
- $26.8 million
- Total spending
- $193.7 million
- Spending per pupil
- $9,949
- Salaries
- $109.3 million56.4% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $112.4 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 12.1%
- State: 73.9%
- Local: 14.0%
North Carolina overall
- Federal: 12.1%
- State: 61.7%
- Local: 26.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$9,949
North Carolina$11,869
United States$16,826
Schools in Harnett County Schools
By level: 6 high, 6 middle, 16 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Anderson Creek Primary | Elementary | PK to 2 | 553 | 14.9 |
| Angier Elementary | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 376 | 14.5 |
| Benhaven Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 1,065 | 16.6 |
| Boone Trail Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 545 | 15.1 |
| Buies Creek Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 267 | 17.8 |
| Coats Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 633 | 13.8 |
| Coats-Erwin Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 589 | 15.9 |
| Dunn Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 813 | 14.0 |
| Dunn Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 388 | 13.9 |
| Erwin Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 637 | 14.8 |
| Harnett Central High | High | 9 to 12 | 1,522 | 24.5 |
| Harnett Central Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,059 | 16.8 |
| Harnett County Early College | High | 9 to 13 | 185 | 37.0 |
| Harnett Virtual Academy | Other | K to 12 | 100 | |
| Highland Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 854 | 15.2 |
| Highland Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 762 | 15.6 |
| Johnsonville Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 489 | 15.8 |
| LaFayette Elementary | Elementary | K to 5 | 179 | 17.9 |
| Lillington-Shawtown Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 695 | 15.1 |
| North Harnett Primary | Elementary | PK to 2 | 329 | 13.7 |
| Northwest Harnett Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 645 | 17.9 |
| Overhills Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 866 | 16.3 |
| Overhills High | High | 9 to 12 | 1,981 | 27.1 |
| Overhills Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 758 | 15.8 |
| South Harnett Elementary | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 476 | 14.4 |
| STAR Academy | High | 6 to 12 | 31 | 10.3 |
| Triton High | High | 9 to 12 | 1,274 | 22.4 |
| Western Harnett High | High | 9 to 12 | 1,324 | 23.6 |
| Western Harnett Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 700 | 15.6 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Harnett County
- Anderson Creek Academy 305 students
- Achievement Charter Academy 211 students
- Think Smart Outreach Center
More in North Carolina
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.