Buies Creek’s public schools score below 64% of North Carolina districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 38% of Buies Creek’s students scored proficient, below the North Carolina average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Buies Creek, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.
From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Buies Creek’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 326 North Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Buies Creek’s, its schools beat 28%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 38% in math, against 50% and 51% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $10,916 per student, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then six middle and five high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Buies Creek’s grade
C+: better than 36% of North Carolina school districts, #240 of 290 North Carolina towns. Graduation is above the North Carolina average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Buies Creek, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Buies Creek
Buies Creek Elementary
Grades K–5 · 267 students · 17:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Buies Creek
Buies Creek Elementary
Grades K–5 · 267 students · 17:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Buies Creek
Buies Creek Elementary
Grades K–5 · 267 students · 17:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Buies Creek
Buies Creek Elementary
Grades K–5 · 267 students · 17:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Buies Creek
Buies Creek Elementary
Grades K–5 · 267 students · 17:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Buies Creek
Buies Creek Elementary
Grades K–5 · 267 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Buies Creek’s public schools are run by Harnett County Schools, which also serves Angier, Coats, Dunn and Erwin and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Buies Creek vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Buies Creek’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Buies Creek | C+ | Harnett County Schools |
Every school in Buies Creek
12 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Buies Creek’s schools
Are Buies Creek’s schools good?
On North Carolina’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Buies Creek children attend score below 64% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #240 of 290 North Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 28%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Buies Creek in?
Harnett County Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 20,095 students in 29 schools (2024–25).
Where do Buies Creek kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Overhills High, Harnett Central High, Western Harnett High, Triton High and Harnett County Early College.
What is Buies Creek’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Harnett County Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina.
How much does Buies Creek spend per student?
$10,916 in Harnett County Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Buies Creek families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.