Dunn Elementary

Dunn Elementary operates as a big elementary school in Dunn, North Carolina, one of the schools within Harnett County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 813 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 74% above typical.

Within Harnett County Schools, which oversees 29 schools and 20,095 students, Dunn Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dunn Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Black (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 18% White, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 20% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Dunn Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Harnett County's rate of about 74%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dunn Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Harnett County shows median household earnings sit near $71,287, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Harnett County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,611 students), of which Dunn Elementary is one.

Harnett County Early College is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dunn Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.7%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Dunn Elementary's enrollment has grew 43% since 2018, when it stood at 567 (now 813). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 18% to 31%.

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