📍 600 S Fayetteville St, Clayton, Johnston County, 27520
Clayton High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Clayton, Johnston County. The school has 2,024 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Johnston County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 110.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 17 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Clayton High enrolls 2,024 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 110.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 26% Black or African American and 26% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 836 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 531 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 522 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 111 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 18 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
851 of the school's 2,024 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 761 qualify for free lunch and 90 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Clayton High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 11, state house district 26.
Clayton High is one of 48 schools in Johnston County Public Schools, based in Smithfield, North Carolina. The district serves 37,320 students district-wide and employs 2,398 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,024 students, Clayton High is larger than the district average of about 778 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small