McGee's Crossroads Middle

McGee's Crossroads Middle operates as a mid-sized middle school in Benson, North Carolina, operated by Johnston County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 757 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 25% bigger than the state mean of about 605.

Johnston County Public Schools comprises 48 schools with combined enrollment of 37,320 students; McGee's Crossroads Middle is among them.

On the student-mix side, McGee's Crossroads Middle records that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 30% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

On the resource side, McGee's Crossroads Middle records 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.0:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, McGee's Crossroads Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.6%; this one delivers 59.2%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Johnston County) records that median household earnings sit near $83,384, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. McGee's Crossroads Middle is one of 52 public schools in Johnston County (combined enrollment of about 41,004 students).

The closest other public school is McGee's Crossroads Elem, roughly 0.2 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts McGee's Crossroads Middle at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 61.1%.

McGee's Crossroads Middle operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McGee's Crossroads Middle has grew 7%, going from 710 students in 2018 to 757 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 66% to 51% across the same window.

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