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The largest public schools in Johnston County, North Carolina

This ranking covers the largest public schools in Johnston County, North Carolina, drawn from 48 qualifying public schools. Corinth Holders High leads the list at 2,187, against a median of 705 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Johnston County, North Carolina

Top Students

2,187

Median Students

705

LARGEST · JOHNSTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Corinth Holders High	Wendell, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	2,187
2	Clayton High	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,929
3	Cleveland High	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,889
4	West Johnston High	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,563
5	Smithfield-Selma High	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,548
6	South Johnston High	Four Oaks, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	1,355
7	Archer Lodge Middle	Wendell, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	1,204
8	Four Oaks Elementary	Four Oaks, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	1,051
9	Polenta Elementary	Garner, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	1,010
10	Princeton High	Princeton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	988
11	River Dell Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	981
12	West View Elementary	Garner, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	969
13	McGee's Crossroads Elem	Angier, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	950
14	Cleveland Middle	Garner, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	936
15	Riverwood Middle	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	902
16	Thanksgiving Elementary	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	870
17	Cleveland Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	851
18	Selma Elementary	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	794
19	North Johnston High	Kenly, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	788
20	Princeton Elementary	Princeton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	770
21	McGee's Crossroads Middle	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	757
22	West Clayton Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	742
23	Riverwood Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	728
24	Benson Elementary	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	719
25	Swift Creek Middle	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	691
26	Johnston Charter Academy	Clayton, NC	Johnston Charter Academy	Elementary	677
27	Powhatan Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	656
28	Meadow School	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	646
29	Dixon Road Elementary	Willow Spring, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	644
30	Clayton Middle	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	609
31	North Johnston Middle	Micro, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	598
32	Corinth-Holders Elementary	Zebulon, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	585
33	Smithfield Middle	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	573
34	East Clayton Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	524
35	Wilson's Mills Elementary	Wilson's Mills, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	496
36	West Smithfield Elementary	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	494
37	Four Oaks Middle	Four Oaks, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	477
38	South Smithfield Elementary	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	450
39	Cooper Academy	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	447
40	Glendale-Kenly Elementary	Kenly, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	433
41	Micro Elementary	Micro, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	404
42	Benson Middle	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	377
43	Pine Level Elementary	Pine Level, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Elementary	341
44	Selma Middle School	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	339
45	The Innovation Academy at South Campus	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Middle	263
46	Johnston Co Early College Academy	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	251
47	Johnston County Schools Career Technical	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	High	241
48	Choice Plus Academy	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	Combined	97

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