📍 215 Maynard Lake Road, Erwin, Harnett County, 28339
Triton High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Erwin, Harnett County. The school has 1,287 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harnett County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 71.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Triton High enrolls 1,287 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 71.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 26% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 503 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 373 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 331 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 64 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
809 of the school's 1,287 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 761 qualify for free lunch and 48 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.
Triton High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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.
Triton High 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 1,287 students, Triton High is larger than the district average of about 718 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant