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Alumni: what's one memory from Clayton High that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,929
High
DISTRICT 1,274 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370237001012
Clayton High
600 S Fayetteville St, Clayton, NC 27520 · (919) 553-4064 · Johnston County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,929 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of North Carolina public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,922 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 488 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 483 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 490 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 468 | 24% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
65.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
40.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Clayton High
Clayton High's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton High this school | 1,929 | 99.6% | 46.6% |
| New Hanover High Wilmington | 1,437 | 98.5% | 30.9% |
| R J Reynolds High Winston Salem | 1,759 | 99.4% | 37.7% |
| East Forsyth High Kernersville | 1,647 | 99.8% | 36.0% |
| Durham School of the Arts Durham | 1,764 | 99.2% | 74.8% |
| C E Jordan High Durham | 2,189 | 99.9% | 46.6% |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Clayton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Johnston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #232 of 468 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #196 of 464 | #5 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #156 of 448 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,929 | #42 of 598 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #395 of 473 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #52 of 474 | #1 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #83 of 527 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #91 of 164 | #6 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,929
-97 (-5%) vs 2020
+183% since 1990-91, when it was 682
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 18.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,929 | 82.4 | 23.4:1 | 100% (1,922) |
| 2023-24 | 1,942 | 105.4 | 18.4:1 | 41% (792) |
| 2022-23 | 2,024 | 110.2 | 18.4:1 | 42% (851) |
| 2020-21 | 2,026 | 108 | 18.8:1 | 23% (456) |
| 2017-18 | 1,797 | 97.9 | 18.4:1 | 27% (492) |
| 2015-16 | 1,573 | 84 | 18.7:1 | 30% (473) |
| 2010-11 | 1,835 | 101 | 18.2:1 | 22% (409) |
| 2000-01 | 1,250 | 81 | 15.4:1 | 9% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 682 | 47 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clayton High.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (1,797 to 1,929); teachers down 16% (97.9 to 82.4).
About Clayton High
Clayton High is a public high school in Clayton, North Carolina. It teaches 1,929 students in grades 9 through 12. That is 153% larger than the average of about 761 students for high schools in North Carolina.
Clayton High is a school in Johnston County Public Schools. The district has 48 schools and 37,320 students.
At Clayton High, White students make up the biggest share, 37%. Other students are 29% Black, 26% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Johnston County residents are about 64% White. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Clayton High are from different groups.
On staff are 82.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 23.4:1. The average for high schools in North Carolina is 19.6:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 100% of students at Clayton High are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Clayton High holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 56% of North Carolina public high schools.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Clayton High's results are 1.8 points below predicted: 46.6% against 48.4%.
Census data for Johnston County show median household income comes to about $83,384, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 52 public schools in the county, enrolling about 41,004, Clayton High among them.
West Clayton Elementary is about 0.5 miles from Clayton High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 60.0%, higher than Clayton High's 46.6%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Small, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 5%. By 2024-25, the school had 23.4 students per teacher, compared with 18.8 in 2020-21.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Clayton High. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Johnston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
234,263
Census ACS
Median income
$83,384
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
41,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Johnston County Public Schools
- Corinth Holders HighHigh · 2,187 students
- Cleveland HighHigh · 1,889 students
- West Johnston HighHigh · 1,563 students
- Smithfield-Selma HighHigh · 1,548 students
- South Johnston HighHigh · 1,355 students
- Archer Lodge MiddleMiddle · 1,204 students
Other schools in Clayton
- American Leadership Academy - JohnstonCombined · 2,082 students
- Cleveland HighHigh · 1,889 students
- River Dell ElementaryElementary · 981 students
- Riverwood MiddleMiddle · 902 students
- Cleveland ElementaryElementary · 851 students
- West Clayton ElementaryElementary · 742 students
Other Clayton High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Clayton High. Clayton High is the largest of the 6.
- CLAYTON HIGHCLAYTON, MO · 788 students
- Clayton High SchoolCLAYTON, NJ · 431 students
- CLAYTON HIGHCLAYTON, NM · 121 students
- Clayton High SchoolClayton, OK · 100 students
- Clayton HighClayton, WI · 86 students
Nearby schools
- West Clayton Elementary0.5 mi · 742
- Cooper Academy0.9 mi · 447
- Clayton Middle1.2 mi · 609
- Johnston Charter Academy1.8 mi · 677
- East Clayton Elementary3.5 mi · 524
- Riverwood Middle3.8 mi · 902
Frequently asked questions
About Clayton HighHow many students attend Clayton High?
Clayton High enrolls approximately 1,929 students in grades 09-12.
Is Clayton High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clayton High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clayton High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clayton High is approximately 23.4:1 (82 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clayton High?
At Clayton High, the student body is approximately 37% White, 26% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Clayton High public or private?
Clayton High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Johnston County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.