Regular local school district · Johnston County
Johnston County Public Schools, NC: schools, enrollment and spending
Johnston County Public Schools runs 48 public schools with 37,320 students in grades PK to 13. Its ratio of 17.0 students per teacher is about the same as the North Carolina figure of 16.3.
At a glance
- Schools
- 48
- Students
- 37,320
- Teachers (FTE)
- 2,189
- Students per teacher
- 17.0
- NC: 16.3 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 2320 Hwy 70 E Business, Smithfield, NC 27577
- Phone
- (919)934-6031
- County
- Johnston County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 13
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3702370
- State district ID
- NC-510
- School counselors (FTE)
- 87.0About 429 students per counselor.
Students per teacher compared
This district17.0
North Carolina16.3
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (36,422), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $377.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $36.8 million
- State revenue
- $264.4 million
- Local revenue
- $75.9 million
- Total spending
- $394.1 million
- Spending per pupil
- $10,820
- Salaries
- $213.7 million54.2% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $232.4 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 9.8%
- State: 70.1%
- Local: 20.1%
North Carolina overall
- Federal: 12.1%
- State: 61.7%
- Local: 26.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$10,820
North Carolina$11,869
United States$16,826
Schools in Johnston County Public Schools
By level: 10 high, 12 middle, 24 elementary, 2 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Archer Lodge Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 1,204 | 18.8 |
| Benson Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 719 | 16.0 |
| Benson Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 377 | 15.1 |
| Choice Plus Academy | Other | K to 12 | 97 | 8.8 |
| Clayton High | High | 9 to 12 | 1,929 | 23.5 |
| Clayton Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 609 | 16.0 |
| Cleveland Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 851 | 19.3 |
| Cleveland High | High | 9 to 12 | 1,889 | 23.6 |
| Cleveland Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 936 | 18.7 |
| Cooper Academy | Elementary | PK to 5 | 447 | 14.9 |
| Corinth Holders High | High | 9 to 12 | 2,187 | 23.3 |
| Corinth-Holders Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 585 | 16.7 |
| Dixon Road Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 644 | 16.9 |
| East Clayton Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 524 | 16.4 |
| Four Oaks Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 1,051 | 16.4 |
| Four Oaks Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 477 | 15.4 |
| Glendale-Kenly Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 433 | 14.4 |
| JCPS Virtual Academy | Other | K to 12 | 203 | 13.5 |
| Johnston Co Early College Academy | High | 9 to 13 | 251 | 35.9 |
| Johnston County Schools Career Technical | High | 9 to 13 | 241 | 48.2 |
| McGee's Crossroads Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 950 | 17.6 |
| McGee's Crossroads Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 757 | 18.0 |
| Meadow School | Elementary | PK to 8 | 646 | 15.0 |
| Micro Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 404 | 13.9 |
| North Johnston High | High | 9 to 12 | 788 | 20.2 |
| North Johnston Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 598 | 14.6 |
| Pine Level Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 341 | 13.1 |
| Polenta Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 1,010 | 16.0 |
| Powhatan Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 656 | 17.7 |
| Princeton Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 770 | 15.7 |
| Princeton High | High | 6 to 12 | 988 | 19.4 |
| River Dell Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 981 | 17.8 |
| Riverwood Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 728 | 16.5 |
| Riverwood Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 902 | 17.0 |
| Selma Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 794 | 12.6 |
| Selma Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 339 | 10.0 |
| Smithfield Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 573 | 13.3 |
| Smithfield-Selma High | High | 9 to 12 | 1,548 | 18.0 |
| South Johnston High | High | 9 to 12 | 1,355 | 22.6 |
| South Smithfield Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 450 | 12.5 |
| Swift Creek Middle | Middle | 6 to 8 | 691 | 15.7 |
| Thanksgiving Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 870 | 17.8 |
| The Innovation Academy at South Campus | Middle | 6 to 8 | 263 | 14.6 |
| West Clayton Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 742 | 15.1 |
| West Johnston High | High | 9 to 12 | 1,563 | 23.7 |
| West Smithfield Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 494 | 13.4 |
| West View Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 969 | 16.4 |
| Wilson's Mills Elementary | Elementary | PK to 5 | 496 | 13.8 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Johnston County
- American Leadership Academy - Johnston 2,082 students
- Neuse Charter School 925 students
- Johnston Charter Academy 677 students
More in North Carolina
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.