📍 108 LaFayette Sch Rd, Fuquay-Varina, Harnett County, 27526
LaFayette Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fuquay-Varina, Harnett County. The school has 625 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harnett County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
LaFayette Elementary enrolls 625 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 8.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 417 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 102 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
244 of the school's 625 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 226 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
LaFayette Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. 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.
LaFayette 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 625 students, LaFayette 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: Rural - Fringe
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