📍 11135 NC Hwy 27 West, Lillington, Harnett County, 27546
Western Harnett Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lillington, Harnett County. The school has 820 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harnett County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 49.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Western Harnett Middle enrolls 820 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 49.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 396 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 209 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 159 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
470 of the school's 820 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 416 qualify for free lunch and 54 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.
Western Harnett Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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.
Western Harnett Middle 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 820 students, Western Harnett Middle 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 - Distant
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