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Perry W Harrison Elementary School

2655 Hamlet Chapel Road
Pittsboro, NC 27312

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Tel: (919) 967-9925

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Serving 262 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Perry W Harrison Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in North Carolina for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).

The percentage of students achieving is 75-79% (which is higher than the North Carolina state average of 51%). The percentage of students achieving is 70-74% (which is higher than the North Carolina state average of 50%).

The student-teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the North Carolina state level of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is lower than the North Carolina state average of 58% (majority Black).

Quick Facts (26-27)

Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 262 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1
Minority Enrollment: 28%
: Top 10% in NC
: 75-79% (Top 10%)
: 70-74% (Top 20%)
: 80-89% (Top 10%)
: Perry W Harrison Elementary serves the northeastern part of Pittsboro, NC, covering an area of approximately 39.7 square miles. The typical drive to the school from within the zone takes about 10-12 minutes, with the furthest edge being 6.9 miles away.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NC Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Perry W Harrison Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in North Carolina for:

School Overview

Perry W Harrison Elementary School's student population of 262 students has grown by 7% over five school years.

The teacher population of 20 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-5
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Perry W Harrison Elementary School
Pre-K	19
Kind	42
1	38
2	42
3	42
4	35
5	44

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Total Students

262 students

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Total Students Trends (1998-2025)
Year	Perry W Harrison Elementary School
2025	262
2024	240
2023	227
2022	225
2021	243
2020	875
2019	835
2018	775
2017	738
2016	683
2015	615
2014	570
2013	567
2012	537
2011	494
2010	677
2009	636
2008	657
2007	664
2006	616
2005	612
2004	600
2003	610
2002	603
2001	605
2000	599
1999	590
1998	556

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Total Classroom Teachers

20 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends (1998-2025)
Year	Perry W Harrison Elementary School
2025	20
2024	17
2023	16
2022	20
2021	20
2020	54
2019	50
2018	45
2017	42
2016	38
2015	35
2014	33
2013	32
2012	29
2011	29
2010	40
2009	42
2008	46
2006	35
2005	35
2004	35
2003	35
2002	35
2001	35
2000	35
1999	35
1998	35

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School Rankings

Perry W Harrison Elementary School ranks within the top 10% of all 2,617 schools in North Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Perry W Harrison Elementary School is 0.46, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.72. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (NC)

#224 out of 2617 schools
(Top 10%)

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Overall School Rank Trends (2010-2023)
Year	Perry W Harrison Elementary School
2023	#224
2022	#224
2021	#670
2019	#332
2018	#127
2017	#210
2016	#215
2015	#251
2014	#309
2013	#296
2012	#827
2011	#805
2010	#481

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(21-22)

75-79%

51%

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Math Proficiency Comparison (2010-2022)
Year	Perry W Harrison Elementary School	North Carolina	Chatham County Schools
2022	77%	51%	59%
2021	52%	42%	45%
2019	62%	42%	46%
2018	70%	48%	46%
2017	69%	47%	51%
2016	70%	47%	48%
2015	67%	44%	45%
2014	61%	43%	43%
2013	60%	42%	41%
2012	85%	82%	82%
2011	85%	82%	81%
2010	88%	81%	79%

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70-74%

50%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison (2010-2022)
Year	Perry W Harrison Elementary School	North Carolina	Chatham County Schools
2022	72%	50%	57%
2021	57%	47%	51%
2019	62%	46%	50%
2018	70%	47%	46%
2017	71%	46%	48%
2016	69%	47%	47%
2015	64%	46%	47%
2014	63%	46%	47%
2013	62%	45%	44%
2012	83%	73%	72%
2011	79%	70%	70%
2010	81%	69%	69%

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80-89%

63%

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Science Proficiency Comparison (2021-2022)
Year	Perry W Harrison Elementary School	North Carolina	Chatham County Schools
2022	84%	63%	66%
2021	74%	61%	64%

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Student-Teacher Ratio

13:1

15:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison (1998-2025)
Year	Perry W Harrison Elementary School	North Carolina	Chatham County Schools
2025	13:1	15:1
2024	14:1	15:1
2023	14:1	15:1	15:1
2022	11:1	15:1	14:1
2021	12:1	14:1	14:1
2020	16:1	15:1	15:1
2019	17:1	15:1	15:1
2018	17:1	15:1	15:1
2017	18:1	15:1	15:1
2016	18:1	15:1	15:1
2015	18:1	15:1	15:1
2014	17:1	15:1	14:1
2013	18:1	15:1	14:1
2012	19:1	16:1	15:1
2011	17:1	15:1	14:1
2010	17:1	15:1	14:1
2009	15:1	15:1	13:1
2008	14:1	15:1	14:1
2006	18:1	14:1	16:1
2005	17:1	14:1	15:1
2004	17:1	15:1	15:1
2003	17:1	15:1	15:1
2002	17:1	15:1	15:1
2001	17:1	15:1	15:1
2000	17:1	15:1	14:1
1999	17:1	15:1	14:1
1998	16:1	15:1	14:1

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Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison (1998-2025)
Year	Perry W Harrison Elementary School	North Carolina	Chatham County Schools
2025	3%	5%
2024	2%	4%
2023	2%	4%	2%
2022	2%	4%	2%
2021	1%	4%	2%
2020	3%	4%	1%
2019	2%	3%	1%
2018	2%	4%	1%
2017	2%	3%	1%
2016	2%	3%	1%
2015	2%	3%	1%
2014	2%	3%	2%
2013	2%	3%	1%
2012	2%	3%	1%
2011	1%	2%	1%
2010	1%	3%	2%
2009	1%	2%	1%
2008	2%	3%	3%
2007	2%	3%	2%
2003	1%	2%	1%
2001	1%	2%	1%
1998	1%	2%

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Hispanic

10%

22%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison (1998-2025)
Year	Perry W Harrison Elementary School	North Carolina	Chatham County Schools
2025	10%	22%
2024	10%	21%
2023	11%	20%	32%
2022	12%	20%	32%
2021	9%	19%	31%
2020	11%	19%	32%
2019	11%	18%	32%
2018	11%	18%	32%
2017	11%	17%	32%
2016	11%	16%	31%
2015	12%	16%	31%
2014	13%	15%	29%
2013	13%	14%	29%
2012	9%	13%	29%
2011	8%	13%	27%
2010	5%	11%	25%
2009	5%	11%	24%
2008	6%	11%	24%
2007	6%	10%	23%
2006	4%	8%	21%
2005	3%	8%	20%
2004	3%	7%	18%
2003	2%	6%	16%
2002	1%	5%	14%
2001	2%	4%	12%
2000	2%	4%	11%
1999	1%	3%	9%
1998	1%	3%	8%

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Black

24%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison (1998-2025)
Year	Perry W Harrison Elementary School	North Carolina	Chatham County Schools
2025	7%	24%
2024	6%	25%
2023	9%	25%	11%
2022	8%	25%	11%
2021	10%	25%	11%
2020	6%	24%	11%
2019	7%	25%	11%
2018	7%	25%	12%
2017	6%	26%	12%
2016	7%	26%	12%
2015	7%	26%	12%
2014	6%	26%	12%
2013	6%	26%	12%
2012	9%	26%	13%
2011	10%	26%	14%
2010	20%	31%	18%
2009	18%	31%	19%
2008	14%	29%	16%
2007	16%	29%	17%
2006	23%	31%	21%
2005	22%	32%	22%
2004	19%	31%	23%
2003	17%	31%	23%
2002	18%	31%	25%
2001	18%	31%	25%
2000	19%	31%	26%
1999	19%	31%	27%
1998	18%	31%	27%

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White

72%

42%

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White Student Percentage Comparison (1998-2025)
Year	Perry W Harrison Elementary School	North Carolina	Chatham County Schools
2025	72%	42%
2024	73%	43%
2023	70%	44%	50%
2022	69%	45%	50%
2021	71%	46%	51%
2020	73%	46%	51%
2019	71%	48%	51%
2018	73%	48%	51%
2017	74%	49%	51%
2016	72%	50%	52%
2015	71%	50%	52%
2014	71%	51%	53%
2013	73%	52%	54%
2012	74%	53%	54%
2011	74%	53%	55%
2010	74%	54%	55%
2009	76%	54%	56%
2008	76%	55%	57%
2007	74%	56%	58%
2006	72%	57%	58%
2005	74%	57%	58%
2004	77%	58%	59%
2003	79%	59%	60%
2002	80%	60%	60%
2001	79%	61%	62%
2000	79%	61%	63%
1999	79%	63%	64%
1998	79%	63%	65%

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Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison (2011-2025)
Year	Perry W Harrison Elementary School	North Carolina	Chatham County Schools
2025	8%	6%
2024	7%	6%
2023	6%	6%	5%
2022	7%	5%	5%
2021	7%	5%	5%
2020	6%	6%	5%
2019	8%	5%	5%
2018	7%	4%	4%
2017	6%	4%	4%
2016	7%	4%	4%
2015	7%	4%	4%
2014	8%	4%	4%
2013	6%	4%	4%
2012	6%	4%	3%
2011	7%	4%	3%

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All Ethnic Groups

28%

58%

0.46

0.72

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Diversity Score Comparison (1998-2025)
Year	Perry W Harrison Elementary School	North Carolina	Chatham County Schools
2025	0.46	0.72
2024	0.45	0.71
2023	0.49	0.71	0.64
2022	0.50	0.70	0.64
2021	0.48	0.69	0.64
2020	0.45	0.70	0.64
2019	0.48	0.68	0.64
2018	0.45	0.68	0.62
2017	0.44	0.67	0.62
2016	0.46	0.66	0.62
2015	0.48	0.66	0.62
2014	0.47	0.65	0.62
2013	0.45	0.65	0.61
2012	0.44	0.64	0.62
2011	0.44	0.64	0.61
2010	0.41	0.61	0.60
2009	0.39	0.61	0.60
2008	0.39	0.61	0.58
2007	0.42	0.60	0.58
2006	0.43	0.58	0.58
2005	0.41	0.57	0.58
2004	0.37	0.57	0.57
2003	0.35	0.56	0.56
2002	0.33	0.55	0.55
2001	0.35	0.53	0.54
2000	0.34	0.53	0.53
1999	0.34	0.51	0.52
1998	0.35	0.51	0.50

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(22-23)

15.7%

28.7%

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Chronic Absenteeism Rate (2021-2023)
Year	Perry W Harrison Elementary School	North Carolina	Chatham County Schools
2023	15.7%	28.7%	22.3%
2022	16%	33.4%	27.1%
2021	4.2%	25.4%	23.4%

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Participates in the

Yes

Eligible for

99%

72%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison (1999-2025)
Year	Perry W Harrison Elementary School	North Carolina	Chatham County Schools
2025	99%	72%
2024	28%	67%
2023	26%	57%	44%
2022	17%	46%	30%
2021	17%	49%	34%
2020	13%	51%	43%
2019	15%	52%	43%
2018	16%	52%	45%
2017	17%	53%	45%
2016	18%	52%	45%
2015	19%	52%	45%
2014	24%	47%	47%
2013	22%	47%	45%
2012	20%	45%	43%
2011	22%	43%	42%
2010	19%	40%	40%
2009	14%	28%	34%
2008	16%	25%	29%
2007	16%	35%	36%
2006	21%	35%	37%
2005	17%	37%	34%
2004	16%	36%	31%
2002	11%	30%	25%
2001	12%	29%	25%
2000	12%	31%	26%
1999	14%	31%	26%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison (1999-2024)
Year	Perry W Harrison Elementary School	North Carolina	Chatham County Schools
2024	1%	1%
2023	4%	3%	4%
2021	3%	3%	3%
2020	3%	4%	4%
2019	3%	4%	4%
2018	4%	4%	5%
2017	4%	4%	5%
2016	5%	5%	4%
2015	6%	5%	6%
2014	2%	7%	5%
2013	2%	7%	5%
2012	3%	8%	5%
2011	3%	8%	6%
2010	5%	9%	7%
2009	5%	6%	8%
2008	4%	6%	7%
2007	4%	8%	6%
2006	4%	7%	6%
2005	5%	8%	7%
2004	4%	8%	8%
2002	5%	8%	7%
2001	3%	7%	6%
2000	3%	8%	6%
1999	3%	7%	6%

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School Statewide Testing

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School District Name

Chatham County Schools

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Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NC Dept. of Education

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Perry W Harrison Elementary School's ranking?

Perry W Harrison Elementary School is ranked #224 out of 2,617 schools, which ranks it among the top 10% of public schools in North Carolina.

What schools are Perry W Harrison Elementary School often compared to?

Perry W Harrison Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Pittsboro Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

75-79% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 51% NC state average), while 70-74% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 50% NC state average).

How many students attend Perry W Harrison Elementary School?

262 students attend Perry W Harrison Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

72% of Perry W Harrison Elementary School students are White, 10% of students are Hispanic, 8% of students are Two or more races, 7% of students are Black, and 3% of students are Asian.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Perry W Harrison Elementary School?

Perry W Harrison Elementary School has a student ration of 13:1, which is lower than the North Carolina state average of 15:1.

What grades does Perry W Harrison Elementary School offer ?

Perry W Harrison Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Prekindergarten-5 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Perry W Harrison Elementary School part of?

Perry W Harrison Elementary School is part of Chatham County Schools.

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Quick Facts (26-27)

Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 262 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1
Minority Enrollment: 28%
: Top 10%
: 75-79% (Top 10%)
: 70-74% (Top 20%)
: 80-89% (Top 10%)
: Perry W Harrison Elementary serves the northeastern part of Pittsboro, NC, covering an area of approximately 39.7 square miles. The typical drive to the school from within the zone takes about 10-12 minutes, with the furthest edge being 6.9 miles away.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NC Dept. of Education