📍 13353 NC Highway 210, Benson, Johnston County, 27504
McGee's Crossroads Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Benson, Johnston County. The school has 749 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Johnston County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
McGee's Crossroads Middle enrolls 749 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 411 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 223 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 84 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
354 of the school's 749 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 313 qualify for free lunch and 41 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.
McGee's Crossroads Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 28.
McGee's Crossroads Middle 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 749 students, McGee's Crossroads Middle is close to the district average of about 778 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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