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The highest-poverty public high schools in Johnston County, North Carolina

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public high schools in Johnston County, North Carolina, drawn from 10 qualifying public high schools. Smithfield-Selma High leads the list at 99.8%, against a median of 99.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Johnston County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.8%

Median % FRL

99.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · JOHNSTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Smithfield-Selma High	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,548	99.8%
2	South Johnston High	Four Oaks, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,355	99.8%
3	Clayton High	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,929	99.6%
4	West Johnston High	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,563	99.2%
5	Princeton High	Princeton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	988	99.2%
6	Corinth Holders High	Wendell, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	2,187	99.0%
7	Johnston Co Early College Academy	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	251	98.8%
8	Johnston County Schools Career Technical	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	241	98.8%
9	Cleveland High	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,889	98.7%
10	North Johnston High	Kenly, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	788	98.2%

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