Harnett County Early College

Public high school, grades 9 to 13 · Dunn, North Carolina

Harnett County Early College in Dunn, North Carolina enrolled 185 students in 2024-25 with 5.4 full-time teachers, 34.5 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80% or more (North Carolina: 86.5%).

Enrollment rose 81% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

102 students in 2022-23, 171 students in 2023-24, 185 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.0 to 5.4.

Students enrolled at Harnett County Early College by school year2022-23: 102, 2023-24: 171, 2024-25: 1850501001502002022-231022023-241712024-25185
Students enrolled at Harnett County Early College by school year2022-23: 102, 2023-24: 171, 2024-25: 1850501001502002022-231022023-241712024-25185
Students enrolled at Harnett County Early College by school year2022-23: 102, 2023-24: 171, 2024-25: 1850501001502002022-231022023-241712024-25185
Students enrolled at Harnett County Early College by school year2022-23: 102, 2023-24: 171, 2024-25: 1850501001502002022-231022023-241712024-25185
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231025.020.4
2023-241718.021.4
2024-251855.434.5

34.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 North Carolina high schools

Among the 588 North Carolina high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 34.5; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 34.5state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 34.5; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 34.5state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 34.5; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 34.5state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 34.5; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 34.5state median 18.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Harnett County Early College enrolled 98 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent14.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

35.1% of students were Hispanic, 33.5% White, 20.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic35.1%
  2. White33.5%
  3. Black20.5%
  4. Two or more races7.0%
  5. Asian3.2%
  6. American Indian0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80% or more of the 22 students in Harnett County Early College's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Four-year graduation rate80% or more87%86.5%
Students in the class221,551120,822

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Harnett County Early College

  1. Triton HighThe nearest public high school, 4.1 miles away: 1,274 students, 22.0 per teacher (2024-25).4.1 mi
  2. Midway HighThe next nearest public high school, 12 miles away: 726 students, 20.2 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  3. Compare Harnett County Early College with Triton HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Harnett County Schools spends per student$10,877 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,877
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaHarnett County Early College is the number 486 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#486 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher34.5 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.34.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Harnett County Early College

  1. How many students attend Harnett County Early College?
    185 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 102 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Dunn, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Harnett County Early College?
    34.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Harnett County Early College a Title I school?
    Harnett County Early College was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What is the graduation rate at Harnett County Early College?
    80% or more of the 22 students in Harnett County Early College's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Harnett County Early College in?
    Harnett County Schools, NCES district ID 3702010. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370201003443 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22