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C+

Clinton City Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Clinton.

Clinton’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of North Carolina school districts

Students
3,015
Schools
5
Spent per student
$12,682
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
The gist

What stands out about Clinton City Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 37% of North Carolina districts
  • Graduation rate 9 pts below the state
  • 16 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 37% of the 325 North Carolina school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Clinton 8,466

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Clinton. Grade by grade →

PK–KLangdon C Kerr ElementaryThis district
3–5Sunset Avenue ElementaryThis district
6–8Sampson MiddleThis district
9–12Clinton HighThis district

Test scores vs. NC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency53%
State average 50.8% · 1,476 students tested
Reading / language arts45%
State average 49.9% · 1,572 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)78%
State average 86.5% · 222 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,682 per student · 3% below NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 33%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 58%Federal 23%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,973’20
3,002’21
3,051’22
3,005’23
3,015’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 42%Black 33%White 17%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools.

Langdon C Kerr Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Clinton
366 students14:1
Butler Avenue Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–2 · Clinton
469 students13:1
Sunset Avenue Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Clinton
B−
649 students17:1
Sampson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clinton
B−
703 students16:1
Clinton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Clinton
B+
828 students19:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within North Carolina.