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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Smithfield-Selma High this year?
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Enrollment
1,548
High
DISTRICT 1,274 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370237001028
Smithfield-Selma High
700 M. Durwood Stephenson Park, Smithfield, NC 27577 · (919) 934-5191 · Johnston County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,548 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of North Carolina public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
17.9:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.9:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,545 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 426 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 422 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 379 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 321 | 21% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
45.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
19.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 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 Smithfield-Selma High
Smithfield-Selma High's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithfield-Selma High this school | 1,548 | 99.8% | 35.7% |
| Robert B Glenn High School Kernersville | 1,396 | 99.8% | 21.6% |
| Saint Pauls High Saint Pauls | 1,142 | 99.7% | 35.9% |
| Lee County High Sanford | 1,459 | 98.9% | 27.1% |
| Asheboro High Asheboro | 1,338 | 99.8% | 40.3% |
| Parkland High Winston Salem | 1,569 | 99.8% | 23.7% |
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 Smithfield-Selma High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Johnston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #344 of 468 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #389 of 464 | #9 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #332 of 448 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,548 | #85 of 598 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #201 of 473 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #197 of 474 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #20 of 527 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.5% | #38 of 164 | #1 of 8 |
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
1,548
+233 (+18%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 1,381
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 1,548 | 86.2 | 17.9:1 | 100% (1,545) |
| 2023-24 | 1,551 | 105.1 | 14.8:1 | 100% (1,548) |
| 2022-23 | 1,503 | 92.9 | 16.2:1 | 69% (1,036) |
| 2020-21 | 1,315 | 96 | 13.7:1 | 51% (677) |
| 2017-18 | 1,318 | 89 | 14.8:1 | 66% (871) |
| 2015-16 | 1,246 | 90 | 13.8:1 | 63% (786) |
| 2010-11 | 1,419 | 95 | 14.9:1 | 60% (847) |
| 2000-01 | 1,287 | 87 | 14.8:1 | 22% (280) |
| 1990-91 | 1,381 | 93 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smithfield-Selma High.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (1,318 to 1,548); teachers down 3% (89 to 86.2).
About Smithfield-Selma High
The public high school Smithfield-Selma High is located in Smithfield, North Carolina. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 1,548 students. The average for high schools in North Carolina is about 761 students, so this school is 103% larger than average.
The 48 schools in Johnston County Public Schools enroll 37,320 students altogether, Smithfield-Selma High among them.
Smithfield-Selma High is 51% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Black, 19% White, and 3% multiracial. In Johnston County overall, about 17% of residents are Hispanic. Smithfield-Selma High's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 86.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.9:1. That is lower than the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%.
Smithfield-Selma High is graded C by allk12, scoring above 29% of North Carolina public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Smithfield-Selma High falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 35.7% actual against 48.4% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Johnston County show that the median household income is $83,384, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Smithfield-Selma High is one of 52 public schools in the county.
Neuse Charter School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Smithfield-Selma High. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, Smithfield-Selma High ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Smithfield-Selma High is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,548, an 18% gain from 1,315 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.7:1 to 17.9:1 over the same years.
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Johnston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
234,263
Census ACS
Median income
$83,384
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
41,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Johnston County Public Schools
- Corinth Holders HighHigh · 2,187 students
- Clayton HighHigh · 1,929 students
- Cleveland HighHigh · 1,889 students
- West Johnston HighHigh · 1,563 students
- South Johnston HighHigh · 1,355 students
- Archer Lodge MiddleMiddle · 1,204 students
Other schools in Smithfield
- Neuse Charter SchoolCombined · 925 students
- Smithfield MiddleMiddle · 573 students
- West Smithfield ElementaryElementary · 494 students
- South Smithfield ElementaryElementary · 450 students
- The Innovation Academy at South CampusMiddle · 263 students
- Johnston Co Early College AcademyHigh · 251 students
Nearby schools
- Neuse Charter School0.2 mi · 925
- Smithfield Middle0.6 mi · 573
- JCPS Virtual Academy0.6 mi · 203
- Johnston County Schools Career Technical2.0 mi · 241
- Johnston Co Early College Academy2.1 mi · 251
- The Innovation Academy at South Campus2.1 mi · 263
Frequently asked questions
About Smithfield-Selma HighHow many students attend Smithfield-Selma High?
Smithfield-Selma High enrolls approximately 1,548 students in grades 09-12.
Is Smithfield-Selma High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Smithfield-Selma High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Smithfield-Selma High?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Smithfield-Selma High.
How diverse is Smithfield-Selma High?
Smithfield-Selma High reports a student body of 19% White, 51% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Smithfield-Selma High?
Smithfield-Selma High is overseen by Johnston County Public Schools in Johnston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.