Neuse Charter School

Neuse Charter School is one of the public schools in Smithfield, North Carolina. It is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels. It offers kindergarten through 12 and has 925 students enrolled. Combined schools in North Carolina have about 731 students on average; enrollment here is 27% higher.

Neuse Charter School is its own local education agency in federal data.

The share of White students at Neuse Charter School is 63%, a majority. After that, the student body is 15% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 9% multiracial. Census estimates put Johnston County at about 64% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Neuse Charter School are from different groups.

The school has 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.4 students per teacher. Combined schools in North Carolina average 16.1:1, 1.4 fewer students per teacher than here.

In the surrounding county, Johnston County, median household income comes to about $83,384, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 52 public schools and about 41,004 students.

A public school about 0.2 miles away, Smithfield-Selma High, is the closest to Neuse Charter School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Neuse Charter School.

The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area. Neuse Charter School is run as a public charter school.

Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 927 to 925. By 2024-25, the school had 17.4 students per teacher, compared with 15.7 in 2020-21.

The discussion board for Neuse Charter School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.