South Triangle News

There were 19,198 students enrolled in Harnett County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.5% more than the previous year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Overhills High School registered the highest enrollment among Harnett County's 28 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 1,870 students.

Despite boasting a favorable teacher-student ratio of 1:15, surpassing the national average, North Carolina's public schools face a significant funding gap. The state's per-student expenditure of $10,519 falls considerably short of the national average of $14,295.

North Carolina's public schools also faced a staggering 58.4% surge in vacant teaching positions in the 2021-22 school year, leaving over 5,000 classrooms without qualified instructors.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
Overhills High School	1,774	1,870	5.4%
Harnett Central High School	1,435	1,400	-2.4%
Western Harnett High School	1,274	1,321	3.7%
Triton High School	1,181	1,215	2.9%
Harnett Central Middle School	991	1,018	2.7%
Benhaven Elementary School	915	973	6.3%
Overhills Elementary School	876	927	5.8%
Highland Elementary School	926	904	-2.4%
Highland Middle School	946	856	-9.5%
Western Harnett Middle School	800	815	1.9%
Overhills Middle School	811	794	-2.1%
Harnett Primary School	550	767	39.5%
Coats Elementary School	-	666	-
LaFayette Elementary School	616	631	2.4%
Coats-Erwin Middle School	620	594	-4.2%
Erwin Elementary at Gentry	482	559	16%
Anderson Creek Primary School	495	522	5.5%
Boone Trail Elementary School	484	515	6.4%
Johnsonville Elementary School	461	470	2%
South Harnett Elementary School	445	443	-0.4%
Dunn Middle School	-	407	-
North Harnett Primary School	315	338	7.3%
Angier Elementary School	326	324	-0.6%
Anderson Creek Academy	285	276	-3.2%
Buies Creek Elementary School	233	230	-1.3%
Achievement Charter Academy	159	167	5%
Harnett County Early College	96	114	18.8%
STAR Academy	71	82	15.5%