📍 2495 Ray Road, Spring Lake, Harnett County, 28390
Overhills High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Spring Lake, Harnett County. The school has 1,971 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harnett County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 103.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 88%. The school offers 14 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Overhills High enrolls 1,971 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 103.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% Black or African American, 32% White and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 676 | 34% |
| White | 621 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 404 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 216 | 11% |
| Asian | 24 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 19 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 11 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
921 of the school's 1,971 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 777 qualify for free lunch and 144 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.
Overhills High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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.
Overhills 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 1,971 students, Overhills 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: City - Small