📍 2833 NC Hwy 55E, Dunn, Harnett County, 28334
Coats-Erwin Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Dunn, Harnett County. The school has 606 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harnett County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Coats-Erwin Middle enrolls 606 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 260 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 200 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 115 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 4.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
411 of the school's 606 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 388 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.
Coats-Erwin Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Coats-Erwin 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 606 students, Coats-Erwin Middle is smaller than the district average of about 718 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe