📍 800 W Harnett St, Dunn, Harnett County, 28334
Dunn Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dunn, Harnett County. The school has 799 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harnett County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 62.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet.
Dunn Elementary enrolls 799 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 62.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Black or African American, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 21% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 364 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 205 | 26% |
| White | 171 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 13 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
791 of the school's 799 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 791 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Dunn Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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.
Dunn 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 799 students, Dunn Elementary is close to the district average of about 718 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant