Summary:
In zip code 28328, there is exactly one high school: Clinton High, located in Clinton, NC, serving grades 9–12 with 828 students as part of the Clinton City Schools district. Because this is the only high school in the area, meaningful comparisons must be made against state averages rather than peer schools. The school serves an almost entirely economically disadvantaged population, with 99.64% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a critical context for interpreting its performance.
Clinton High trails the state in every End-of-Course (EOC) subject. In the most recent school year, Math I is the weakest area, with only 23.2% proficient versus the state’s 42.1%, while Math III is the brightest spot at 52.9% proficient, though still 16 points below the state. English II improved by 5.1 points to 47.4%, matching statewide gains, but Math III fell by 5.2 points and Biology remained largely stagnant at 38.6% against a state rate of 58.5%. These uneven results suggest that students who persist to advanced math may perform relatively better, while foundational Algebra skills remain a major concern.
The school’s graduation rate of 85.5% is only 3.3 points below the state’s 88.8%, indicating that many students stay on track to graduation despite below-proficient test scores. However, chronic absenteeism is elevated at 27.9%, higher than the district’s 23.3% and the state’s 24.2%. In the state ranking, Clinton High slipped from the 27th percentile in 2024–25 to the 17th percentile in 2025–26, even as its star rating remained at 1. Per-student spending was $10,512 in 2018–19, with no newer data available. Overall, this school serves a high-poverty community with significant academic and attendance challenges, though its English II improvement and relative strength in Math III provide some encouraging signs.
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