📍 15274 Spiveys Corner Highway, Newton Grove, Sampson County, 28366
Midway High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Newton Grove, Sampson County. The school has 757 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sampson County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 6 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Midway High enrolls 757 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 397 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 239 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 76 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 4.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
754 of the school's 757 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 754 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.
Midway 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.
Midway 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 757 students, Midway High is larger than the district average of about 444 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant