Johnston County Schools
Public
Regional · 11 towns Grades PK–12 B-School Grade
Public schools for Clayton, Smithfield, Selma, Archer Lodge, Benson, Wilson's Mills, Four Oaks, Kenly, Pine Level, Princeton and Micro.
At a glance
37,320Students enrolled
49Schools
11Towns served
$12,420Spent per student
17:1Student–teacher ratio
99%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades 6–8
Smithfield Middle or The Innovation Academy at South CampusDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 9–12
Smithfield-Selma High or Johnston Co Early College AcademyDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs NC
Math proficiency39%
State average 41.9%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 47.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 87.7%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$12,420
per student each year · 5% below the NC average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
36,422’20
37,823’21
37,286’22
37,289’23
37,320’24
Students
White · 44%16,253
Hispanic · 31%11,595
Black · 19%6,925
Two or more races · 6%2,077
Asian · 1%366
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%88
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools49 in district
Four Oaks ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,051 students · Four Oaks
C+PublicPolenta ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,010 students · Garner
BPublicRiver Dell ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 981 students · Clayton
BPublicWest View ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 969 students · Garner
C+PublicMcGee's Crossroads ElemElementary · Grades PK–5 · 950 students · Angier
C+PublicThanksgiving ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 870 students · Selma
PublicCleveland ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 851 students · Clayton
B+PublicSelma ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 794 students · Selma
DPublicPrinceton ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 770 students · Princeton
B-PublicWest Clayton ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 742 students · Clayton
CPublicRiverwood ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 728 students · Clayton
A-PublicBenson ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 719 students · Benson
CPublicPowhatan ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 656 students · Clayton
BPublicMeadow SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 646 students · Benson
B-PublicDixon Road ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 644 students · Willow Spring
BPublicCorinth-Holders ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 585 students · Zebulon
CPublicEast Clayton ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 524 students · Clayton
BPublicWilson's Mills ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 496 students · Wilson's Mills
DPublicWest Smithfield ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 494 students · Smithfield
D-PublicSouth Smithfield ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 450 students · Smithfield
C-PublicCooper AcademyElementary · Grades PK–5 · 447 students · Clayton
C-PublicGlendale-Kenly ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 433 students · Kenly
B-PublicMicro ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 404 students · Micro
B-PublicPine Level ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 341 students · Pine Level
B+PublicArcher Lodge MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,204 students · Wendell
B-PublicCleveland MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 936 students · Garner
B+PublicRiverwood MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 902 students · Clayton
BPublicMcGee's Crossroads MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 757 students · Benson
CPublicSwift Creek MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 691 students · Clayton
B-PublicClayton MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 609 students · Clayton
C+PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.