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Clinton High

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Clinton High ranks 469 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

469^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 27% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Clinton High is a public high school in Clinton, North Carolina, serving 833 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Clinton City Schools district, which is ranked 176 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clinton High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school's performance across different student subgroups is concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom half of the state for female, male, Hispanic, and multi-racial students. Even for the school's strongest subgroup, white students, the ranking is only in the middle of the state. Clinton High's proficiency rates on end-of-course exams are significantly below the state averages, with the school's 2024-2025 proficiency rates ranging from 23.1% in Math I to 58.1% in Math III, compared to state averages of 34.4% and 66.4%, respectively.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as North Duplin Junior Senior High, Midway High, and Hobbton High, generally outperform Clinton High on key metrics like state rankings, proficiency rates, and graduation rates. The one exception is Sampson Early College High, a small public charter school located just 2 miles from Clinton High, which consistently ranks among the top schools in the state and has significantly higher proficiency rates than Clinton High and the surrounding district.

828

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,512

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

340 Indian Town Road
Clinton, NC 28328-1400

(910) 592-2067

District: Clinton City Schools

Feeder schools for Clinton High:

Elementary:	Butler Avenue Elementary
	Langdon C Kerr Elementary
	Sunset Avenue Elementary
Middle:	Sampson Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.8%

African American:

33.1%

White:

21.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (41% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (77% vs 88%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

North Carolina avg53%

469^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

176^th of 242Clinton City Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	469 of 641	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	493 of 640	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	473 of 626	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	464 of 621	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	411 of 594	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	280 of 514	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	327 of 469	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.5	277 of 476	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.1	336 of 507	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.2	274 of 531	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.0	275 of 451	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.5	342 of 505	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.1	184 of 502	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.4	283 of 506	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.0	250 of 499	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.0	294 of 490	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.2	269 of 477	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.7	288 of 453	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.2	180 of 431	58.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	299 of 440	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	306 of 437	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	290 of 434	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	298 of 430	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	234 of 364	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	148 of 369	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.9	266 of 359	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	27.1	241 of 330	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	229 of 334	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	271 of 349	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	200 of 273	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	233 of 262	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	185 of 226	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	70 of 156	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.6	13 of 124	89.5%	★★★★★
2019	61.5	32 of 173	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	42.0	72 of 147	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	427 of 610	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	473 of 602	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	400 of 588	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	451 of 594	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	321 of 475	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	287 of 475	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	347 of 449	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	313 of 412	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.0	276 of 403	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.3	359 of 403	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.7	278 of 398	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.5	165 of 337	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.7	41 of 325	87.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	328 of 462	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	370 of 454	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	352 of 449	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	300 of 436	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	185 of 370	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.3	174 of 354	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.8	291 of 340	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	424 of 606	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	462 of 613	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	419 of 597	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	416 of 544	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	318 of 432	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	233 of 446	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	325 of 424	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	474 of 601	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	474 of 607	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	490 of 602	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	452 of 585	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	312 of 481	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	282 of 488	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	333 of 463	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	236 of 253	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	217 of 261	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.1	41 of 195	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	50.9	87 of 185	53.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	207 of 542	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	311 of 553	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	321 of 537	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	303 of 534	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	212 of 439	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	153 of 444	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	189 of 427	55.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)62nd percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III58%-8 vs state

English II42%-17 vs state

Biology39%-10 vs state

Math I23%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)		EOG Reading (2025)		EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clinton High	Public	9-12	340 Indian Town Road	Clinton	28328	Sampson County	Clinton City Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 592-2067	828	44	18.8	99.6%	181 (21.9%)	274 (33.1%)	305 (36.8%)	3 (0.4%)	24 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.8%)	28.4	469^th of 641 public high schools	26.8%		23.4	493^rd of 640 public high schools	23.0%	24	38.8	42.3	23.1	58.1						$10,512	$1,042	$9,470
Sampson Early College High	Public	9-12	1801 Sunset Ave	Clinton	28329	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 592-7177	229	9	24.6	98.7%	54 (23.6%)	21 (9.2%)	143 (62.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.5%)	93.8	41^st of 641 public high schools	93.6%		94.2	34^th of 640 public high schools	94.7%	7	90.5	90.0	89.3	100.0						$7,255	$590	$6,666
Lakewood High	Public	9-12	245 Lakewood School Rd	Salemburg	28385	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 525-5171	475	30	15.8	96.8%	154 (32.4%)	121 (25.5%)	168 (35.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.1%)	39.8	378^th of 641 public high schools	41.0%		33.6	417^th of 640 public high schools	34.8%	39	38.6	57.6	17.3	76.6						$10,549	$1,417	$9,132
Union High	Public	9-12	1189 Kader Merritt Road	Rose Hill	28458	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 532-6300	494	29	17.0	99.2%	80 (16.2%)	112 (22.7%)	283 (57.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	24.2	499^th of 641 public high schools	22.2%		25.4	480^th of 640 public high schools	25.0%	19	31.7	45.0	21.1	53.7						$10,781	$1,362	$9,419
Hobbton High	Public	9-12	12201 Hobbton Hwy	Newton Grove	28366	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 594-0242	467	24	19.4	99.4%	121 (25.9%)	68 (14.6%)	259 (55.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	41.2	366^th of 641 public high schools	42.9%		40.1	371^st of 640 public high schools	42.0%	5	23.0	52.5	31.4	82.5						$9,904	$1,058	$8,846
Midway High	Public	9-12	15274 Spiveys Corner Highway	Newton Grove	28366	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 567-6664	726	36	20.2	98.9%	353 (48.6%)	80 (11.0%)	260 (35.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.9%)	64.1	203^rd of 641 public high schools	68.3%		62	221^st of 640 public high schools	65.5%	18	46.9	67.3	50.8	89.3						$8,712	$908	$7,804
James Kenan High	Public	9-12	1241 Nc 24 & 50	Warsaw	28398	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 293-4218	758	49	15.3	99.6%	111 (14.6%)	218 (28.8%)	404 (53.3%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	22.6	509^th of 641 public high schools	20.6%		19.1	522^nd of 640 public high schools	18.4%	13	26.7	32.6	27.7	57.4						$9,706	$964	$8,742
North Duplin Junior Senior High	Public	7-12	1388 West NC 403 Highway	Mount Olive	28365	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 658-3051	609	38	16.0	99.5%	199 (32.7%)	50 (8.2%)	335 (55.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	48.2	315^th of 641 public high schools	50.9%		36.5	397^th of 640 public high schools	38.0%	82	45.7	51.0	50.0	67.3	58.1	45.2	55.2	61.3	62.4	$9,828	$420	$9,408

Frequently Asked Questions about Clinton High

What schools feed into Clinton High?

Clinton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Butler Avenue Elementary
Elementary : Langdon C Kerr Elementary
Elementary : Sunset Avenue Elementary
Middle : Sampson Middle

Is Clinton High a good school?

Clinton High ranks 469^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Clinton High in?

Clinton City Schools

What is the racial makeup of Clinton High?

Students at Clinton High are 37% Hispanic, 33% African American, 22% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

How many students attend Clinton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 828 students attended Clinton High.

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