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Smithfield-Selma High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
700 M. Durwood Stephenson Park
Smithfield, NC 27577
Phone
(919) 934-5191
District
Johnston County Public Schools
County
JOHNSTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1503
Classroom Teachers
93

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

3

(10 is best)

Better than 24.4% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Smithfield-Selma High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
33%
47%
47%
58%
19%
36%
33%
47%
47%
58%
19%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
16
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 471 31.3%
Grade 10 418 27.8%
Grade 11 327 21.8%
Grade 12 287 19.1%
Total 1503 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 20.9% 49.5% 46.6%
Black 27.0% 18.4% 26.2%
Hispanic 51.0% 30.9% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 0.9% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 68.9% 53.1% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 64.9% 49.1% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.0% 4.1% 2.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 219,042 10,835,491
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 276.6 220
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.3% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.0% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.0% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 13.6% 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 79,387 4,157,614
Single Parent Households With Children 8.4% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.5% 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.2% 33.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.7% 15.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.9% 15.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.6% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.7% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.4% 16.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.7% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 8.0% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,578 $245,264,000 62.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $422 $15,735,000 4.0%
Staff $302 $11,272,000 2.9%
General Administration $51 $1,917,000 0.5%
School Administration $609 $22,690,000 5.8%
Operation $697 $25,979,000 6.6%
Transportation $254 $9,462,000 2.4%
Other $281 $10,489,000 2.7%
Total Support $2,616 $97,544,000 24.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,375 $51,264,000 13.0%
Total Expenditures $10,569 $394,072,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,564 $10,129,255,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $960,884,000 5.4%
Staff $394 $608,502,000 3.4%
General Administration $179 $276,069,000 1.5%
School Administration $651 $1,005,083,000 5.6%
Operation $803 $1,239,070,000 6.9%
Transportation $337 $520,307,000 2.9%
Other $350 $540,157,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,338 $5,150,072,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,737 $2,680,931,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,639 $17,960,258,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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