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The public schools with the most Black students in Johnston County, North Carolina

This ranking covers the public schools with the most Black students in Johnston County, North Carolina, drawn from 48 qualifying public schools. Clayton High leads the list at 568, against a median of 125 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Johnston County, North Carolina

Top Black students

568

Median Black students

125

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · JOHNSTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	Clayton High	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	1,929	29.4%	568
2	Smithfield-Selma High	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	1,548	25.7%	398
3	Cleveland High	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	1,889	19.5%	369
4	Corinth Holders High	Wendell, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	2,187	16.7%	366
5	West View Elementary	Garner, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	969	28.3%	274
6	Riverwood Middle	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	902	27.5%	248
7	River Dell Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	981	22.4%	220
8	Cleveland Middle	Garner, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	936	23.0%	215
9	West Johnston High	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	1,563	13.4%	209
10	Johnston Charter Academy	Clayton, NC	Johnston Charter Academy	677	30.4%	206
11	East Clayton Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	524	38.9%	204
12	Archer Lodge Middle	Wendell, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	1,204	16.9%	203
13	Selma Elementary	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	794	25.3%	201
14	Polenta Elementary	Garner, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	1,010	17.6%	178
15	Smithfield Middle	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	573	30.7%	176
16	Clayton Middle	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	609	27.9%	170
17	South Johnston High	Four Oaks, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	1,355	12.3%	167
18	Cleveland Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	851	19.3%	164
19	Cooper Academy	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	447	36.0%	161
20	West Clayton Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	742	21.3%	158
21	South Smithfield Elementary	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	450	33.8%	152
22	Thanksgiving Elementary	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	870	17.4%	151
23	Powhatan Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	656	20.1%	132
24	West Smithfield Elementary	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	494	25.7%	127
25	Benson Elementary	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	719	17.0%	122
26	Riverwood Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	728	16.8%	122
27	Wilson's Mills Elementary	Wilson's Mills, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	496	24.4%	121
28	Four Oaks Elementary	Four Oaks, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	1,051	11.3%	119
29	Swift Creek Middle	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	691	14.6%	101
30	McGee's Crossroads Elem	Angier, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	950	10.2%	97
31	McGee's Crossroads Middle	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	757	12.3%	93
32	Princeton High	Princeton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	988	9.1%	90
33	Corinth-Holders Elementary	Zebulon, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	585	13.8%	81
34	North Johnston High	Kenly, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	788	9.5%	75
35	Selma Middle School	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	339	21.8%	74
36	Benson Middle	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	377	19.1%	72
37	Four Oaks Middle	Four Oaks, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	477	13.8%	66
38	Princeton Elementary	Princeton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	770	8.2%	63
39	Glendale-Kenly Elementary	Kenly, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	433	12.2%	53
40	North Johnston Middle	Micro, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	598	8.7%	52
41	Choice Plus Academy	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	97	50.5%	49
42	The Innovation Academy at South Campus	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	263	15.6%	41
43	Dixon Road Elementary	Willow Spring, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	644	6.2%	40
44	Micro Elementary	Micro, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	404	9.7%	39
45	Johnston County Schools Career Technical	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	241	12.9%	31
46	Meadow School	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	646	3.4%	22
47	Johnston Co Early College Academy	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	251	8.8%	22
48	Pine Level Elementary	Pine Level, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	341	4.4%	15

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