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Sampson County Schools

Sampson County, North Carolina · Grades PK-13

Address
437 Rowan Rd, Clinton, NC 28328
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NCES agency ID
3704140
State LEA ID
NC-820
18
Schools
7,716
Students
469
Teachers (FTE)
17.0:1
Student–teacher ratio
5
Low-performing schools
29.6%
EL making progress

Enrollment and school counts are the state’s 2024-2025figures where reported, otherwise the federal NCES directory.

School calendar

Term dates, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays for Sampson County Schools, as the district publishes them — with printable PDFs and calendar files you can subscribe to.

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NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Official accountability results published by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. School Performance Grades combine achievement (80%) with academic growth (20%).

Schools by type

School typeSchoolsAverage students
Elementary9402
High5465
Middle4444
All schools18--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A15.6%
B211.1%
C844.4%
D633.3%
F15.6%
All graded schools18100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded317.6%
Met741.2%
Not Met741.2%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 379.2%49.2%
English II59.3%27.7%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)53.1%28.7%
Science (grades 5 & 8)52.7%31.9%
Reading (grades 3–8)44.4%21.9%
Biology41%24.5%
NC Math 135.1%8.4%

Grade-level proficient is achievement levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Outcomes

MeasureResult
4-year cohort graduation rate87%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned59.4%
Students completing Math III95%
Passed end-of-grade assessments37%
Students promoted to the next grade69.7%
Students retained in grade30.3%
English learners making progress (of 1,400)29.6%
Schools identified as low-performing5 of 17
First page of the Sampson County Schools report card PDF

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The Sampson County Schools report card as a two-page interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Student Demographics

Hispanic 45.99%White 33.3%Black 15.48%Two+ Races 4.06%Native Am. 0.84%Asian 0.26%Pacific Isl. 0.08%
Hispanic: 45.99% (3,673) White: 33.3% (2,659) Black: 15.48% (1,236) Two+ Races: 4.06% (324) Native Am.: 0.84% (67) Asian: 0.26% (21) Pacific Isl.: 0.08% (6)
Hispanic45.99%
White33.3%
Black15.48%
Two+ Races4.06%
Native Am.0.84%
Asian0.26%
Pacific Isl.0.08%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 7,986
48.65%3,885 Female
51.35%4,101 Male

Student counts for Sampson County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 7,986 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 73.95%Chronically absent 26.05%
Regular attendance: 73.95% (5,943) Chronically absent: 26.05% (2,094)
Regular attendance73.95%
Chronically absent26.05%

Student Population

Students Counted: 8,037
17.53%1,400 English learners

Student indicators for Sampson County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 8,037 students DPI counted, added up from the district’s own schools. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 82.33%Beginning 17.67%
Experienced: 82.33% (341) Beginning: 17.67% (73)
Experienced82.33%
Beginning17.67%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 414 FTE
95.27%Fully licensed
4.73%Emergency or provisional
5.07%21 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Sampson County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount, added up from the district’s own schools. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 414 FTE.

Sampson County Schools boundary map

18 campuses

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District boundaryNeighbouring districtElementaryMiddleHighOther

Click any campus for its details. District boundary from the Census school district geography published by NCES; campus locations from the NCES Common Core of Data.

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Put any two Sampson County Schools schools side by side — grades, growth, proficiency, attendance and staffing. You can also compare against a school in another district from the full comparison page.

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Schools in Sampson County Schools

18 schools

Directory figures are from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025.Methodology →