Perry W Harrison Elementary

Perry W Harrison Elementary, a compact elementary campus in Pittsboro, North Carolina, operated by Chatham County Schools, hosts 262 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 44% leaner than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Chatham County Schools runs 21 schools in total, collectively educating 8,987 students. Perry W Harrison Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Perry W Harrison Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Black, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Perry W Harrison Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Chatham County (around 74%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Perry W Harrison Elementary sits in the top 10% of North Carolina schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.6%; actual is 77.2%, +28.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Chatham County reports that median household income runs about $94,317, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Chatham County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,374 students), of which Perry W Harrison Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Willow Oak Montessori, around 2.4 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Perry W Harrison Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 68.8%.

Perry W Harrison Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Perry W Harrison Elementary's enrollment has contracted 66% since 2018, when it stood at 775 (now 262). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

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