Boone Trail Elementary

Boone Trail Elementary, an average-sized elementary-level community in Lillington, North Carolina, operated by Harnett County Schools, educates 545 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Boone Trail Elementary is one of 29 schools operated by Harnett County Schools, a district that hosts 20,095 students overall.

On demographics, Boone Trail Elementary lists that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 38% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Boone Trail Elementary has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Harnett County's rate of about 74%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Boone Trail Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.7%; this one delivers 41.0%.

Around the school, census data for Harnett County shows median household income runs about $71,287, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Harnett County's 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,611 students), Boone Trail Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Western Harnett High, roughly 4.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Boone Trail Elementary at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 44.6%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 45%: 992 students in 2018 compared to 545 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 27% to 38% across the same window.

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