📍 2655 Hamlet Chapel Road, Pittsboro, Chatham County, 27312
Perry W Harrison Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pittsboro, Chatham County. The school has 227 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chatham County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Perry W Harrison Elementary enrolls 227 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 9.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 159 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
67 of the school's 227 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 59 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Perry W Harrison Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 23, state house district 54.
Perry W Harrison Elementary is one of 21 schools in Chatham County Schools, based in Pittsboro, North Carolina. The district serves 8,987 students district-wide and employs 612 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 227 students, Perry W Harrison Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 428 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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