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There were 10,582 students enrolled in Sampson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.5% more than the previous year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

Clinton High School registered the highest enrollment among Sampson County's 23 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 824 students.

Despite boasting a favorable teacher-student ratio of 1:15, surpassing the national average, North Carolina's public schools face a significant funding gap. The state's per-student expenditure of $10,519 falls considerably short of the national average of $14,295.

North Carolina's public schools also faced a staggering 58.4% surge in vacant teaching positions in the 2021-22 school year, leaving over 5,000 classrooms without qualified instructors.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change
Clinton High School	802	824	2.7%
Midway High School	724	744	2.8%
Sunset Avenue Elementary School	701	714	1.9%
Sampson Middle School	694	644	-7.2%
Midway Middle School	545	558	2.4%
Midway Elementary School	475	494	4%
Hobbton High School	457	475	3.9%
Lakewood High School	-	462	-
Union High School	414	452	9.2%
Hobbton Elementary School	453	451	-0.4%
Butler Avenue Elementary School	448	441	-1.6%
Salemburg Elementary School	430	430	0%
Union Middle School	428	419	-2.1%
Hobbton Middle School	418	411	-1.7%
Union Elementary School	389	406	4.4%
Roseboro-Salemburg Middle School	407	401	-1.5%
Union Intermediate School	391	384	-1.8%
Roseboro Elementary School	382	361	-5.5%
Plain View Elementary School	375	358	-4.5%
Hargrove Elementary School	334	349	4.5%
Clement Elementary School	305	324	6.2%
Langdon C. Kerr Elementary School	220	250	13.6%
Sampson Early College High	236	230	-2.5%