Sampson Early College High

Sampson Early College High operates as a very small senior high in Clinton, North Carolina, one of the schools within Sampson County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 229 students spanning grades 9 through 13. Compared to the state average of about 761 students per school, that is 70% leaner than typical.

Across the 18 schools in Sampson County Schools (7,986 students total), Sampson Early College High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Sampson Early College High records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 62% of enrollment; the rest looks like 24% White, 9% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Sampson Early College High lists 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. Roughly 99% of students at Sampson Early College High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Sampson Early College High is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 48.7%; this one delivers 89.9%, a residual of +41.2 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Sampson County) shows that median household earnings sit near $52,432, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Sampson Early College High is one of 23 public schools in Sampson County (combined enrollment of about 11,001 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sunset Avenue Elementary, around 1.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sampson Early College High comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.3%.

Sampson Early College High operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Sampson Early College High's enrollment has declined 12% since 2018, when it stood at 259 (now 229). Hispanic enrollment moved from 53% to 62% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 25.9:1 in 2018 to 24.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Sampson Early College High typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.