Selma Elementary

Selma Elementary is an elementary campus of well-populated scale in Selma, North Carolina, one of the schools within Johnston County Public Schools, educateing 794 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Selma Elementary sits 70% above that benchmark.

Across the 48 schools in Johnston County Public Schools (37,320 students total), Selma Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Selma Elementary logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%; the rest is composed of 25% Black, 8% White, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

In terms of school funding signals, Selma Elementary lists 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Selma Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Selma Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.1%.

Across the wider county, Johnston County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,384 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Johnston County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,004 students), of which Selma Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Selma Middle School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Selma Elementary comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.0%.

Selma Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Selma Elementary has grew 4%, going from 767 students in 2018 to 794 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 53% to 62%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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