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Clinton High

Clinton City Schools · Sampson County

Address
340 Indian Town Road, Clinton, NC 28328
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370093000353
828
Students
43.9
Teachers (FTE)
18.9:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
57
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
28%
Chronically absent
55.7%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Clinton City Schools's school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Clinton High — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Clinton HighElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Sampson MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-80.1 mi
  2. Butler Avenue ElementaryElementary · Grades 1-21.3 mi
  3. Sunset Avenue ElementaryElementary · Grades 3-51.7 mi
  4. Sampson Early College HighHigh · Grades 9-13 · Sampson County Schools2.1 mi
  5. Langdon C Kerr ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-K3.0 mi
  6. Union MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-8 · Sampson County Schools8.4 mi
  7. Union IntermediateElementary · Grades 3-5 · Sampson County Schools8.5 mi
  8. Lakewood HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · Sampson County Schools9.8 mi
  9. Hargrove ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Sampson County Schools9.9 mi
  10. Salemburg ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Sampson County Schools9.9 mi

How Clinton High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 57 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools37th percentile
Higher than 37% · rank 1,486 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools17th percentile
Higher than 17% · rank 412 of 514
Clinton City Schools20th percentile
Higher than 20% · rank 4 of 5

Chronic absence is lower here than at 32% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 5 points since 2014 (62 → 57). Met or exceeded expected growth in 1 of 10 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202557CNot Met56.5
202458CNot Met59
202358CNot Met56.7
202257CNot Met55.7
201968CMet64.5
201862CNot Met61.7
201763CNot Met64
201659CNot Met61
201563CNot Met62
201462CNot Met62

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Clinton City Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

Hispanic 36.84%Black 33.09%White 21.86%Two+ Races 4.83%Native Am. 2.9%Asian 0.36%Pacific Isl. 0.12%
Hispanic: 36.84% (305) Black: 33.09% (274) White: 21.86% (181) Two+ Races: 4.83% (40) Native Am.: 2.9% (24) Asian: 0.36% (3) Pacific Isl.: 0.12% (1)
Hispanic36.84%
Black33.09%
White21.86%
Two+ Races4.83%
Native Am.2.9%
Asian0.36%
Pacific Isl.0.12%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 828
46.38%384 Female
53.62%444 Male

Student counts for Clinton High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 828 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 72%Chronically absent 28%
Regular attendance: 72% (620) Chronically absent: 28% (241)
Regular attendance72%
Chronically absent28%

Student Population

Students Counted: 861
55.7%Economically disadvantaged
12.68%105 English learners

Student indicators for Clinton High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 861 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 90.58%Beginning 9.42%
Experienced: 90.58% (42) Beginning: 9.42% (4)
Experienced90.58%
Beginning9.42%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 46.1 FTE
97.4%Fully licensed
2.6%Emergency or provisional
17.36%8 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Clinton High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 46.1 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 358.1%33.8%
English II42.3%22.3%
Biology38.8%23.3%
NC Math 123.1%8.2%

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

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology61.2%15.5%16%7.3%
English II57.7%20%20%--
NC Math 176.9%14.9%7.2%--
NC Math 341.9%24.3%24.3%9.5%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-5.2157.9

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers46.09
Experienced teachers41.75 (91%)
Beginning teachers4.34 (9%)
Holding a standard license44.89 (97%)
Emergency or provisional licenses1.2 (3%)
National Board certified8

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (241 of 861)28%
Economically disadvantaged55.7%
English learners making progress (of 105)15.2%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.91
Library books per student13.29
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.4

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Clinton High report card PDF

Download this report card

Clinton High's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.