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Clinton City Schools Schools
Clinton City Schools is a public school district in North Carolina, based in Sampson County (Clinton). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Clinton City Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Clinton City Schools
3 of 5 schools in Clinton City Schools carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
C: 1D: 2
Best schools in Clinton City Schools
Statewide rankings: all 608 high schools in North Carolina · all 453 middle schools in North Carolina · all 1409 elementary schools in North Carolina
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C Sunset Avenue Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Sampson Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Clinton High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Clinton City Schools
High schools (1)
- D+ Clinton High, Clinton
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D+ Sampson Middle, Clinton
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- Butler Avenue Elementary, Clinton
- Langdon C Kerr Elementary, Clinton
- C Sunset Avenue Elementary, Clinton
Where Clinton City Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Clinton (5)
About this district
- State: Best schools in North Carolina
- County: Sampson County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,005 students with 207 full-time-equivalent teachers and 387 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3700930
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Sampson County Schools (18 schools, 6 mi)
- Duplin County Schools (13 schools, 23 mi)
- Cumberland County Schools (86 schools, 27 mi)
- Wayne County Public Schools (32 schools, 30 mi)
- Bladen County Schools (13 schools, 31 mi)
- Johnston County Public Schools (48 schools, 35 mi)
- Harnett County Schools (28 schools, 39 mi)
- Lenoir County Public Schools (17 schools, 43 mi)
Questions about Clinton City Schools
How many schools are in Clinton City Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Clinton City Schools, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Clinton City Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Clinton.
How good are the schools in Clinton City Schools?
Across the 3 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 46.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 44.7%. 33% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Clinton City Schools?
3,005 students were enrolled in Clinton City Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Clinton City Schools?
Clinton City Schools is in North Carolina, based in Sampson County, with its district office in Clinton. Its boundary covers about 73.2 sq mi.