Midway High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Newton Grove, North Carolina

Midway High in Newton Grove, North Carolina enrolled 726 students in 2024-25 with 35.9 full-time teachers, 20.2 students per teacher against the North Carolina high-school median of 18.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program 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 90-94% (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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 19%

757 students in 2022-23, 758 students in 2023-24, 726 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 44.3 to 35.9.

Students enrolled at Midway High by school year2022-23: 757, 2023-24: 758, 2024-25: 72602004006008002022-237572023-247582024-25726
Students enrolled at Midway High by school year2022-23: 757, 2023-24: 758, 2024-25: 72602004006008002022-237572023-247582024-25726
Students enrolled at Midway High by school year2022-23: 757, 2023-24: 758, 2024-25: 72602004006008002022-237572023-247582024-25726
Students enrolled at Midway High by school year2022-23: 757, 2023-24: 758, 2024-25: 72602004006008002022-237572023-247582024-25726
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2375744.317.1
2023-2475843.217.6
2024-2572635.920.2

20.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 63 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; Midway High 20.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherMidway High 20.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Midway High 20.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherMidway High 20.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Midway High 20.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherMidway High 20.2state median 18.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, North Carolina high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 74.4; Midway High 20.2; state median 18.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherMidway High 20.2state 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).

4 AP courses and one counselor per 296 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Midway High enrolled 741 students and had 2.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 51 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses4
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.5, one per 296 of the 741 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions51
  • Chronically absent25.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

48.6% of students were White, 35.8% Hispanic, 11.0% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White48.6%
  2. Hispanic35.8%
  3. Black11.0%
  4. Two or more races3.9%
  5. American Indian0.6%
  6. Asian0.1%

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

90-94% of the 192 students in Midway High'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 rate90‑94%82%86.5%
Students in the class192634120,822

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 Newton Grove

2 public high schools in Newton Grove report 2024-25 enrollment; Midway High is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Midway High72620.298.9%
Hobbton High46719.499.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Midway High

  1. Hobbton HighThe nearest public high school, 8.1 miles away: 467 students, 19.4 per teacher (2024-25).8.1 mi
  2. Harnett County Early CollegeThe next nearest public high school, 12 miles away: 185 students, 34.5 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  3. Compare Midway High with Hobbton HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Sampson County Schools spends per student$12,239 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,239
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaMidway High is the number 273 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#273 of 601
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher20.2 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.20.2:1
  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 Midway High

  1. How many students attend Midway High?
    726 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 757 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Newton Grove, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Midway High?
    20.2 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 Midway High a Title I school?
    Midway High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What is the graduation rate at Midway High?
    90-94% of the 192 students in Midway High'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 Midway High in?
    Sampson County Schools, NCES district ID 3704140. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370414001676 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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