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How has Clinton High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
828
High
DISTRICT 603 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLINTON CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370093000353
Clinton High
340 Indian Town Road, Clinton, NC 28328 · (910) 592-2067 · Sampson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL828 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of North Carolina public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
18.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
825 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 | 230 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 216 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 200 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 182 | 22% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Clinton City Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
42.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
23.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
34.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 Clinton High
Clinton High's state test result (34.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton High this school | 828 | 99.6% | 34.7% |
| Greene Central High Snow Hill | 776 | 99.6% | 24.4% |
| Concord High Concord | 1,128 | 99.1% | 40.1% |
| Hunter Huss High Gastonia | 1,165 | 99.7% | 24.5% |
| Salisbury High Salisbury | 930 | 99.7% | 26.4% |
| Southern Wayne High Dudley | 1,007 | 97.9% | 34.8% |
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 Clinton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Sampson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #361 of 468 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #346 of 464 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #360 of 448 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 828 | #234 of 598 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #254 of 473 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #47 of 474 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #82 of 527 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #221 of 277 | #6 of 6 |
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
828
+45 (+6%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 769
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 828 | 43.9 | 18.9:1 | 100% (825) |
| 2023-24 | 833 | 52.1 | 16.0:1 | 99% (826) |
| 2022-23 | 851 | 47.9 | 17.8:1 | 99% (845) |
| 2020-21 | 783 | 50 | 15.7:1 | 99% (779) |
| 2017-18 | 862 | 53.4 | 16.1:1 | 98% (843) |
| 2015-16 | 895 | 54 | 16.6:1 | 62% (553) |
| 2010-11 | 776 | 57 | 13.6:1 | 60% (463) |
| 2000-01 | 718 | 56 | 12.8:1 | 35% (248) |
| 1990-91 | 769 | 56 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clinton High.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (862 to 828); teachers down 18% (53.4 to 43.9).
About Clinton High
Clinton High is a medium-sized high school in North Carolina, located in Clinton. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 828 students.
The district, Clinton City Schools, has 3,015 students enrolled across 5 schools.
Clinton High has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 37%. Other students are 33% Black, 22% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Native American. By comparison, Sampson County residents are about 22% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Clinton High's 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 18.9:1. On average, high schools in North Carolina have 19.6:1, compared with 18.9:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%. For comparison, public schools in Sampson County average 99%.
The allk12 Grade for Clinton High is C. Compared with North Carolina public high schools, the school scored higher than 26% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.4% for Clinton High. The school posts 34.7%, 13.7 points below the prediction.
Clinton High is located in Sampson County, where the median household income is $52,432, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Besides Clinton High, Sampson County has 22 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Sampson Middle is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. Clinton High has 5 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 50.3%, higher than Clinton High's 34.7%.
For locale, NCES codes Clinton High as Town: Distant.
Federal data show a 6% enrollment gain, from 783 in 2020-21 to 828 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 18.9:1, from 15.7:1.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Sampson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,470
Census ACS
Median income
$52,432
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
11,001 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clinton City Schools
- Sampson MiddleMiddle · 703 students
- Sunset Avenue ElementaryElementary · 649 students
- Butler Avenue ElementaryElementary · 469 students
- Langdon C Kerr ElementaryElementary · 366 students
Other schools in Clinton
- Sampson MiddleMiddle · 703 students
- Sunset Avenue ElementaryElementary · 649 students
- Butler Avenue ElementaryElementary · 469 students
- Union ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Union IntermediateElementary · 396 students
- Union MiddleMiddle · 374 students
Other Clinton High schools
8 other US public schools in 9 states are named Clinton High. Clinton High is the 4th largest of the 9.
- Clinton High SchoolClinton, MS · 1,339 students
- Clinton High SchoolClinton, TN · 1,021 students
- Clinton High SchoolClinton, IA · 981 students
- Clinton HighClinton, SC · 811 students
- Clinton High SchoolClinton, OK · 609 students
Nearby schools
- Sampson Middle0.1 mi · 703
- Butler Avenue Elementary1.3 mi · 469
- Sunset Avenue Elementary1.7 mi · 649
- Sampson Early College High2.1 mi · 229
- Langdon C Kerr Elementary3.0 mi · 366
- Union Middle8.4 mi · 374
Frequently asked questions
About Clinton HighHow large is Clinton High?
Clinton High enrolls approximately 828 students in grades 09-12.
Is Clinton High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clinton High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clinton High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clinton High is approximately 18.9:1 (44 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Clinton High?
Clinton High reports a student body of 22% White, 37% Hispanic, 33% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Clinton High?
Clinton High is overseen by Clinton City Schools in Sampson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.