EDUCATION IN JOHNSTON COUNTY
The Johnston County School District includes about 40 elementary, middle and high school programs. The schools serve a total of roughly 30,000 students.
LEADERSHIP
The public schools are led by Superintendent Anthony Parker, who was hired in 2004. Parker and his staff answer to a seven-member Board of Education. The board typically meets at 2 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month.
NEED TO KNOW
DATA AND STATISTICS
- Get a "Report Card" of individual schools in Johnston County, including such criteria as student performance, safety records and teacher qualifications. (Select "Johnston County Schools" from the list and then pick a specific school.)
- Check how individual schools fared against state Adequate Yearly Progress and federal No Child Left Behind standards. (Enter "Johnston County" in Quick Search.)
- Graduation rates by high school (2005-06):
Clayton High: 84 percent
Johnston County Middle College: 93 percent (13 out of 14 students)
North Johnston High: 72 percent
Princeton High: 80 percent
Smithfield-Selma High: 72 percent
South Johnston High: 79 percent
West Johnston High: 76 percent
Johnston County: 75 percent
(Source: N.C. Department of Public Instruction)
OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL RESOURCES
Academically and Intellectually Gifted Center
Career and technical education programs
English as a second language instruction
CHARTER SCHOOLS
In fall 2007, the county's first charter school Neuse Charter School opened in Selma. (See article.)
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Consult the N.C. Directory of Non-Public Schools for a list of Johnston County private schools.
