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C+

Sampson County Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Roseboro, Garland, Newton Grove, Salemburg, Turkey, Autryville and Harrells, and parts of Falcon.

Roseboro’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of North Carolina school districts

Students
7,986
Schools
18
Spent per student
$12,792
NC $13,045
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
98%
Debt
$66.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Sampson County Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 44% of North Carolina districts
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $66.4M, about $8,318 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 44% 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 below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Roseboro 1,189Garland 628Newton Grove 600Salemburg 470Turkey 227Autryville 171Harrells 169

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Roseboro. Grade by grade →

PK–5Roseboro ElementaryThis district
6–8Roseboro-Salemburg MiddleThis district
9–125 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. NC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency53%
State average 50.8% · 3,739 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 49.9% · 4,125 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)82%
State average 86.5% · 634 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
$12,792 per student · 2% below NC
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 32%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 60%Federal 26%

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

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

Enrollment over time
7,785’20
7,853’21
7,971’22
8,086’23
7,986’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 46%White 33%Black 15%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Midway Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dunn
C+
539 students16:1
Salemburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salemburg
C
502 students18:1
Union Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Clinton
466 students12:1
Roseboro Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Roseboro
C−
369 students14:1
Clement Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Autryville
B+
367 students16:1
Hargrove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Faison
C
361 students15:1
Hobbton Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Newton Grove
B−
453 students16:1
Plain View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dunn
B+
362 students18:1
Union Intermediate
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Clinton
C
396 students17:1
Midway Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dunn
B
584 students18:1
Hobbton Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Newton Grove
B−
428 students18:1
Roseboro-Salemburg Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Roseboro
C−
394 students22:1
Union Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clinton
C
374 students18:1
Midway High
High · Grades 9–12 · Newton Grove
A−
726 students20:1
Union High
High · Grades 9–12 · Rose Hill
B
494 students17:1
Lakewood High
High · Grades 9–12 · Salemburg
B+
475 students16:1
Hobbton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Newton Grove
A−
467 students19:1
Sampson Early College High
High · Grades 9–13 · Clinton
A+
229 students25:1

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.