Enrollment
229
High
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAMPSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370414003086
Sampson Early College High
1801 Sunset Ave, Clinton, NC 28329 · (910) 592-7177 · Sampson County
GRADES 09–13HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of North Carolina public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
24.6:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
226 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 60 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 50 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 53 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 53 | 23% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
90.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
89.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
89.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+41.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 41 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 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 Sampson Early College High
Sampson Early College High's state test result (89.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sampson Early College High this school | 229 | 98.7% | 89.9% |
| Greene Early College High Snow Hill | 166 | 98.2% | 65.2% |
| Lee Early College Sanford | 272 | 98.9% | 82.5% |
| Hobbton High Newton Grove | 467 | 99.4% | 36.9% |
| Union High Rose Hill | 494 | 99.2% | 32.6% |
| Duplin Early College High Kenansville | 199 | 98.5% | 68.7% |
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 Sampson Early College High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Sampson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.9% | #10 of 468 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.3% | #16 of 464 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #33 of 448 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 229 | #459 of 598 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #420 of 473 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #316 of 474 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #239 of 527 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #115 of 277 | #2 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
229
-22 (-9%) vs 2020
+17% since 2010-11, when it was 196
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
was 27.9:1
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 | 229 | 9.3 | 24.6:1 | 99% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 231 | 10 | 23.1:1 | 99% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 233 | 10 | 23.3:1 | 99% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 251 | 9 | 27.9:1 | 99% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 259 | 10 | 25.9:1 | 99% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 259 | 10 | 25.9:1 | 62% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 196 | 9 | 21.8:1 | 60% (117) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sampson Early College High.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (259 to 229); teachers down 7% (10 to 9.3).
About Sampson Early College High
Sampson Early College High is a very small high school with its address in Clinton, North Carolina. Federal data show 229 students enrolled in grades 9 through 13 in 2024-25. On average, high schools in North Carolina enroll around 761, and this school is 70% below that mark.
Sampson Early College High is one of 18 schools in Sampson County Schools, which enrolls 7,986 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Sampson Early College High, about 62 are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 24% White, 9% Black, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 22%. The diversity index for Sampson Early College High is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 24.6:1 is based on 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 19.6:1. In all, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Sampson County.
Sampson Early College High earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 99% of North Carolina public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Sampson Early College High is +41.2 points, in the top 10% of North Carolina. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 89.9%, and the predicted rate is 48.7%.
In Sampson County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $52,432 a year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Sampson County number 23, with about 11,001 students.
Measured in a straight line, Sunset Avenue Elementary is about 1.8 miles from Sampson Early College High. Other public schools within five miles: 5. The nearest schools with test data average 41.3%, lower than Sampson Early College High's 89.9%.
For locale, NCES codes Sampson Early College High as Town: Distant.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 9%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 27.9:1 to 24.6:1 over the same years.
Sampson Early College High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Sampson County Schools
- Midway HighHigh · 726 students
- Midway MiddleMiddle · 584 students
- Midway ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Salemburg ElementaryElementary · 502 students
- Union HighHigh · 494 students
- Lakewood HighHigh · 475 students
Other schools in Clinton
- Clinton HighHigh · 828 students
- Sampson MiddleMiddle · 703 students
- Sunset Avenue ElementaryElementary · 649 students
- Butler Avenue ElementaryElementary · 469 students
- Union ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Union IntermediateElementary · 396 students
Nearby schools
- Sunset Avenue Elementary1.8 mi · 649
- Sampson Middle2.0 mi · 703
- Clinton High2.1 mi · 828
- Butler Avenue Elementary2.4 mi · 469
- Langdon C Kerr Elementary2.8 mi · 366
- Salemburg Elementary7.9 mi · 502
Frequently asked questions
About Sampson Early College HighHow many students attend Sampson Early College High?
Sampson Early College High enrolls approximately 229 students in grades 09-13.
Is Sampson Early College High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sampson Early College High is a high school covering grades 09-13.
How many students per teacher at Sampson Early College High?
Approximately 24.6:1 students per teacher at Sampson Early College High.
How diverse is Sampson Early College High?
Sampson Early College High reports a student body of 24% White, 62% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Sampson Early College High in?
Sampson Early College High is part of Sampson County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.