📍 12201 Hobbton Hwy, Newton Grove, Sampson County, 28366
Hobbton High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Newton Grove, Sampson County. The school has 483 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sampson County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 72%. The school offers 5 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hobbton High enrolls 483 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 240 | 50% |
| White | 137 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 89 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
476 of the school's 483 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 476 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Hobbton High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-30, state senate district 10, state house district 21.
Hobbton High is one of 18 schools in Sampson County Schools, based in Clinton, North Carolina. The district serves 7,986 students district-wide and employs 526 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 483 students, Hobbton High is close to the district average of about 444 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant