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The highest-poverty public schools in Harnett County, North Carolina

27 public schools in Harnett County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Lillington-Shawtown Elementary leads the list at 99.6%, against a median of 96.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Harnett County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.6%

Median % FRL

96.7%

HIGHEST POVERTY · HARNETT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Lillington-Shawtown Elementary	Lillington, NC	Harnett County Schools	Elementary	695	99.6%
2	Dunn Elementary	Dunn, NC	Harnett County Schools	Elementary	813	99.5%
3	Triton High	Erwin, NC	Harnett County Schools	High	1,274	99.5%
4	Angier Elementary	Angier, NC	Harnett County Schools	Elementary	376	99.2%
5	Johnsonville Elementary	Cameron, NC	Harnett County Schools	Elementary	489	99.2%
6	North Harnett Primary	Angier, NC	Harnett County Schools	Elementary	329	99.1%
7	Dunn Middle	Dunn, NC	Harnett County Schools	Middle	388	99.0%
8	Boone Trail Elementary	Lillington, NC	Harnett County Schools	Elementary	545	98.7%
9	Coats-Erwin Middle	Dunn, NC	Harnett County Schools	Middle	589	98.5%
10	Anderson Creek Primary	Bunnlevel, NC	Harnett County Schools	Elementary	553	98.2%
11	Harnett Central Middle	Angier, NC	Harnett County Schools	Middle	1,059	97.8%
12	Erwin Elementary	Erwin, NC	Harnett County Schools	Elementary	637	97.8%
13	South Harnett Elementary	Bunnlevel, NC	Harnett County Schools	Elementary	476	97.1%
14	Coats Elementary	Coats, NC	Harnett County Schools	Elementary	633	96.7%
15	Highland Middle	Sanford, NC	Harnett County Schools	Middle	762	63.9%
16	Overhills Middle	Spring Lake, NC	Harnett County Schools	Middle	758	63.1%
17	Western Harnett High	Lillington, NC	Harnett County Schools	High	1,324	61.8%
18	Buies Creek Elementary	Buies Creek, NC	Harnett County Schools	Elementary	267	57.7%
19	Harnett Central High	Angier, NC	Harnett County Schools	High	1,522	56.1%
20	Western Harnett Middle	Lillington, NC	Harnett County Schools	Middle	700	55.6%
21	Highland Elementary	Sanford, NC	Harnett County Schools	Elementary	854	54.6%
22	Overhills Elementary	Spring Lake, NC	Harnett County Schools	Elementary	866	54.4%
23	Overhills High	Spring Lake, NC	Harnett County Schools	High	1,981	50.9%
24	Harnett County Early College	Dunn, NC	Harnett County Schools	High	185	45.4%
25	Benhaven Elementary	Sanford, NC	Harnett County Schools	Elementary	1,065	44.3%
26	Northwest Harnett Elementary	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Harnett County Schools	Elementary	645	42.5%
27	LaFayette Elementary	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Harnett County Schools	Elementary	179	32.4%

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