📍 340 Main Street, Buies Creek, Harnett County, 27506
Buies Creek Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buies Creek, Harnett County. The school has 232 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harnett County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buies Creek Elementary enrolls 232 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 18% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 127 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 42 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
125 of the school's 232 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 119 qualify for free lunch and 6 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.
Buies Creek Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 12, state house district 53.
Buies Creek Elementary is one of 28 schools in Harnett County Schools, based in Lillington, North Carolina. The district serves 20,095 students district-wide and employs 1,305 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 232 students, Buies Creek Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 718 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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