Smithfield-Selma High
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Smithfield, North Carolina
Smithfield-Selma High in Smithfield, North Carolina enrolled 1,548 students in 2024-25 with 86.2 full-time teachers, 18.0 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 88% (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 rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
1,503 students in 2022-23, 1,551 students in 2023-24, 1,548 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 92.9 to 86.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,503 | 92.9 | 16.2 |
| 2023-24 | 1,551 | 105.1 | 14.8 |
| 2024-25 | 1,548 | 86.2 | 18.0 |
18.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 55 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.
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).
5 AP courses and one counselor per 357 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Smithfield-Selma High enrolled 1,426 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 78 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses5
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 357 of the 1,426 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions78
- Chronically absent30.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
51.2% of students were Hispanic, 25.7% Black, 18.7% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic51.2%
- Black25.7%
- White18.7%
- Two or more races3.2%
- Asian0.8%
- American Indian0.3%
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
88% of the 371 students in Smithfield-Selma 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.
| This school | Its district | North Carolina | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 88% | 92% | 86.5% |
| Students in the class | 371 | 3,131 | 120,822 |
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; Smithfield-Selma High is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithfield-Selma High | 1,548 | 18.0 | 99.8% |
| Johnston Co Early College Academy | 251 | 35.0 | 98.8% |
| Johnston County Schools Career Technical | 241 | 41.1 | 98.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Smithfield-Selma High
- Johnston County Schools Career TechnicalThe nearest public high school, 2.0 miles away: 241 students, 41.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Johnston Co Early College AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 2.1 miles away: 251 students, 35.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Compare Smithfield-Selma High with Johnston County Schools Career TechnicalStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaSmithfield-Selma High is the number 85 by size of 601 North Carolina high schools open in 2024-25.#85 of 601
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher18.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 18.4 for high schools.18.0:1
- 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 Smithfield-Selma High
How many students attend Smithfield-Selma High?
1,548 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,503 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Smithfield, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Smithfield-Selma High?
18.0 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.Is Smithfield-Selma High a Title I school?
Smithfield-Selma High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What is the graduation rate at Smithfield-Selma High?
88% of the 371 students in Smithfield-Selma 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.What district is Smithfield-Selma High in?
Johnston County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3702370. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370237001028 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.