📍 1892 Polenta Rd, Clayton, Johnston County, 27520
Cleveland High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Clayton, Johnston County. The school has 1,879 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Johnston County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 99.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cleveland High enrolls 1,879 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 99.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,020 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 403 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 330 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 94 | 5% |
| Asian | 26 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
657 of the school's 1,879 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 591 qualify for free lunch and 66 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.
Cleveland High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Cleveland 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 1,879 students, Cleveland 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: Rural - Fringe