Harnett County Early College

Harnett County Early College is an one-room-style four-year high school in Dunn, North Carolina, one of the schools within Harnett County Schools. The school instructs 185 students in grades 9 through 13. That puts it 76% leaner than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 761 students.

Harnett County Early College is one of 29 schools operated by Harnett County Schools, a district that educates 20,095 students overall.

On demographics, Harnett County Early College logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 34% White, 21% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Harnett County as a whole is about 15% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 34.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Harnett County's rate of about 74%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Harnett County) records that median household income runs about $71,287, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Harnett County's 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,611 students), Harnett County Early College is one campus in the mix.

Dunn Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Harnett County Early College has edged up 243%, going from 54 students in 2018 to 185 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 24% to 35%. Class-load math has rose: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 34.5:1 in 2025.

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