Johnston Co Early College Academy

Public high school, grades 9 to 13 · Smithfield, North Carolina

Johnston Co Early College Academy in Smithfield, North Carolina enrolled 251 students in 2024-25 with 7.2 full-time teachers, 35.0 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (North Carolina: 86.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 28%

281 students in 2022-23, 282 students in 2023-24, 251 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 10.0 to 7.2.

Students enrolled at Johnston Co Early College Academy by school year2022-23: 281, 2023-24: 282, 2024-25: 25101002003002022-232812023-242822024-25251
Students enrolled at Johnston Co Early College Academy by school year2022-23: 281, 2023-24: 282, 2024-25: 25101002003002022-232812023-242822024-25251
Students enrolled at Johnston Co Early College Academy by school year2022-23: 281, 2023-24: 282, 2024-25: 25101002003002022-232812023-242822024-25251
Students enrolled at Johnston Co Early College Academy by school year2022-23: 281, 2023-24: 282, 2024-25: 25101002003002022-232812023-242822024-25251
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2328110.028.1
2023-2428210.526.9
2024-252517.235.0

35.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 North Carolina high schools

Among the 588 North Carolina high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 35.0; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 35.0state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 35.0; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 35.0state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 35.0; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 35.0state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; This school 35.0; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 35.0state median 18.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 275 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Johnston Co Early College Academy enrolled 275 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 275 of the 275 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent1.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

56.6% of students were White, 28.7% Hispanic, 8.8% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White56.6%
  2. Hispanic28.7%
  3. Black8.8%
  4. Two or more races2.8%
  5. Asian2.0%
  6. American Indian1.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

90% or more of the 43 students in Johnston Co Early College Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtNorth Carolina
Four-year graduation rate90% or more92%86.5%
Students in the class433,131120,822

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Smithfield

3 public high schools in Smithfield report 2024-25 enrollment; Johnston Co Early College Academy is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Smithfield-Selma High1,54818.099.8%
Johnston Co Early College Academy25135.098.8%
Johnston County Schools Career Technical24141.198.8%

All public schools in Smithfield →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Johnston Co Early College Academy

  1. Johnston County Schools Career TechnicalThe nearest public high school, 0.1 miles away: 241 students, 41.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
  2. Smithfield-Selma HighThe next nearest public high school, 2.1 miles away: 1,548 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  3. Compare Johnston Co Early College Academy with Johnston County Schools Career TechnicalStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Johnston County Public Schools spends per student$11,352 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,352
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaJohnston Co Early College Academy is the number 437 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#437 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher35.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.35.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Johnston Co Early College Academy

  1. How many students attend Johnston Co Early College Academy?
    251 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 281 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Smithfield, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Johnston Co Early College Academy?
    35.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for high schools is 18.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Johnston Co Early College Academy a Title I school?
    Johnston Co Early College Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What is the graduation rate at Johnston Co Early College Academy?
    90% or more of the 43 students in Johnston Co Early College Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.5% across North Carolina. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Johnston Co Early College Academy in?
    Johnston County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3702370. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370237003116 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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