📍 245 Lakewood School Rd, Salemburg, Sampson County, 28385
Lakewood High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Salemburg, Sampson County. The school has 479 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sampson County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lakewood High enrolls 479 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 25% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 176 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 148 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 120 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
476 of the school's 479 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.
Lakewood 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 22.
Lakewood 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 479 students, Lakewood 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