Public schools in Spring Lake, NC
Spring Lake has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 5,226 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Harnett County Schools runs 3 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Spring Lake's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Spring Lake | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harnett County Schools | 3 | 20,050 | $10,877 |
| Cumberland County Schools | 3 | 49,661 | $12,118 |
| Anderson Creek Academy | 1 | 288 | $8,243 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
One high school in Spring Lake, 1,981 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overhills High | 1,981 | 26.8 | 45.3% | Harnett County Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Spring Lake, 1,258 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overhills Middle | 758 | 15.7 | 56.7% | Harnett County Schools |
| Spring Lake Middle | 500 | 14.0 | 98.8% | Cumberland County Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 elementary schools in Spring Lake, 1,987 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overhills Elementary | 866 | 16.2 | 47.8% | Harnett County Schools |
| William T Brown Elementary | 562 | 16.8 | 98.2% | Cumberland County Schools |
| Anderson Creek Academy | 305 | 15.3 | not reported | Anderson Creek Academy |
| Manchester Elementary | 254 | 14.1 | 98.8% | Cumberland County Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Spring Lake's public schools compare with North Carolina's
The median Spring Lake school has 15.7 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the North Carolina median of 15.4. 57% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 55% across the state. Its median school enrolls 562 students (state 497).
| Spring Lake | North Carolina | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 15.7 | 15.4 |
| Median school size (students) | 562 | 497 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 57% | 55% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 0% |
| Charter schools | 14% | 7.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Spring Lake schools and the 2,653 North Carolina schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Spring Lake
- Harnett County SchoolsRuns 3 of Spring Lake's 7 public schools and spent $10,877 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,877
- Overhills High, the largest high school in Spring Lake1,981 students in 2024-25, 26.8 per teacher.1,981
- Compare Harnett County Schools with Cumberland County SchoolsSpring Lake's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaNorth Carolina's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Spring Lake addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Spring Lake
How many public schools are in Spring Lake, NC?
7 public schools with an address in Spring Lake were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 5,226 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Spring Lake?
Overhills High, with 1,981 students in 2024-25 (Harnett County Schools).Which districts run Spring Lake's schools?
Harnett County Schools (3 schools), Cumberland County Schools (3 schools), Anderson Creek Academy (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25