Johnston County Public Schools
Public school district based in Clayton, North Carolina. NCES district ID 3702370; state ID NC-510.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
48
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
37,320
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
2,145.9
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
17.4
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 397 | |
| Kindergarten | 2,457 | |
| Grade 1 | 2,600 | |
| Grade 2 | 2,615 | |
| Grade 3 | 2,745 | |
| Grade 4 | 2,694 | |
| Grade 5 | 2,882 | |
| Grade 6 | 2,718 | |
| Grade 7 | 2,837 | |
| Grade 8 | 2,842 | |
| Grade 9 | 3,270 | |
| Grade 10 | 3,199 | |
| Grade 11 | 3,042 | |
| Grade 12 | 2,967 | |
| Grade 13 | 55 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% | |
| Asian | 1.0% | |
| Black or African American | 18.6% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 31.1% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.0% | |
| Two or more races | 5.6% | |
| White | 43.6% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.9% | |
| Male | 51.1% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 13, Town 11, Rural 24.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinth Holders High Wendell | 9–12 | Regular | 2,187 | 94.2 | 23.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Clayton High Clayton | 9–12 | Regular | 1,929 | 82.4 | 23.4 | Suburb: Small |
| Cleveland High Clayton | 9–12 | Regular | 1,889 | 80.4 | 23.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| West Johnston High Benson | 9–12 | Regular | 1,563 | 66.2 | 23.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| Smithfield-Selma High Smithfield | 9–12 | Regular | 1,548 | 86.2 | 18 | Town: Fringe |
| South Johnston High Four Oaks | 9–12 | Regular | 1,355 | 60.2 | 22.5 | Rural: Distant |
| Archer Lodge Middle Wendell | 6–8 | Regular | 1,204 | 64.2 | 18.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Four Oaks Elementary Four Oaks | PK–5 | Regular | 1,051 | 64.6 | 16.3 | Town: Fringe |
| Polenta Elementary Garner | PK–5 | Regular | 1,010 | 63.2 | 16 | Suburb: Large |
| Princeton High Princeton | 6–12 | Regular | 988 | 51.6 | 19.1 | Rural: Fringe |
| River Dell Elementary Clayton | PK–5 | Regular | 981 | 55.9 | 17.6 | Suburb: Small |
| West View Elementary Garner | PK–5 | Regular | 969 | 59.7 | 16.2 | Suburb: Large |
| McGee's Crossroads Elem Angier | PK–5 | Regular | 950 | 54.2 | 17.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| Cleveland Middle Garner | 6–8 | Regular | 936 | 50.8 | 18.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Riverwood Middle Clayton | 6–8 | Regular | 902 | 53.1 | 17 | Suburb: Small |
| Thanksgiving Elementary Selma | PK–5 | Regular | 870 | 49.9 | 17.4 | Rural: Fringe |
| Cleveland Elementary Clayton | PK–5 | Regular | 851 | 44.9 | 19 | Suburb: Large |
| Selma Elementary Selma | PK–5 | Regular | 794 | 63.3 | 12.5 | Town: Fringe |
| North Johnston High Kenly | 9–12 | Regular | 788 | 39.7 | 19.8 | Rural: Distant |
| Princeton Elementary Princeton | PK–5 | Regular | 770 | 49.8 | 15.5 | Rural: Distant |
| McGee's Crossroads Middle Benson | 6–8 | Regular | 757 | 42.0 | 18 | Rural: Fringe |
| West Clayton Elementary Clayton | PK–5 | Regular | 742 | 49.9 | 14.9 | Suburb: Small |
| Riverwood Elementary Clayton | PK–5 | Regular | 728 | 44.7 | 16.3 | Suburb: Small |
| Benson Elementary Benson | PK–5 | Regular | 719 | 45.4 | 15.9 | Rural: Distant |
| Swift Creek Middle Clayton | 6–8 | Regular | 691 | 44.5 | 15.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| Powhatan Elementary Clayton | PK–5 | Regular | 656 | 37.7 | 17.4 | Suburb: Small |
| Meadow School Benson | PK–8 | Regular | 646 | 43.0 | 15 | Rural: Distant |
| Dixon Road Elementary Willow Spring | PK–5 | Regular | 644 | 38.3 | 16.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Clayton Middle Clayton | 6–8 | Regular | 609 | 38.0 | 16 | Suburb: Small |
| North Johnston Middle Micro | 6–8 | Regular | 598 | 41.0 | 14.6 | Rural: Distant |
| Corinth-Holders Elementary Zebulon | PK–5 | Regular | 585 | 35.9 | 16.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Smithfield Middle Smithfield | 6–8 | Regular | 573 | 43.6 | 13.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| East Clayton Elementary Clayton | PK–5 | Regular | 524 | 32.2 | 16.3 | Suburb: Small |
| Wilson's Mills Elementary Wilson's Mills | PK–5 | Regular | 496 | 36.3 | 13.6 | Rural: Fringe |
| West Smithfield Elementary Smithfield | PK–5 | Regular | 494 | 37.7 | 13.1 | Rural: Fringe |
| Four Oaks Middle Four Oaks | 6–8 | Regular | 477 | 31.0 | 15.4 | Town: Fringe |
| South Smithfield Elementary Smithfield | PK–5 | Regular | 450 | 36.3 | 12.4 | Town: Fringe |
| Cooper Academy Clayton | PK–5 | Regular | 447 | 30.6 | 14.6 | Suburb: Small |
| Glendale-Kenly Elementary Kenly | PK–5 | Regular | 433 | 30.0 | 14.4 | Rural: Distant |
| Micro Elementary Micro | PK–5 | Regular | 404 | 29.1 | 13.9 | Rural: Distant |
| Benson Middle Benson | 6–8 | Regular | 377 | 25.5 | 14.8 | Rural: Distant |
| Pine Level Elementary Pine Level | PK–5 | Regular | 341 | 26.6 | 12.8 | Town: Fringe |
| Selma Middle School Selma | 6–8 | Regular | 339 | 34.0 | 10 | Town: Fringe |
| The Innovation Academy at South Campus Smithfield | 6–8 | Regular | 263 | 18.2 | 14.5 | Town: Fringe |
| Johnston Co Early College Academy Smithfield | 9–13 | Regular | 251 | 7.2 | 35 | Town: Fringe |
| Johnston County Schools Career Technical Smithfield | 9–13 | Career and Technical | 241 | 5.9 | 41.1 | Town: Fringe |
| JCPS Virtual Academy Smithfield | K–12 | Regular | 203 | 15.7 | 13 | Rural: Fringe |
| Choice Plus Academy Smithfield | K–12 | Alternative | 97 | 11.3 | 8.6 | Town: Fringe |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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