2025 Compare Cities Education:
Smithfield, NC vs Clayton, NC

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- Clayton spends 0.0% less per student than Smithfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Clayton than in Smithfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clayton had 17.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Smithfield
 Smithfield, NCClayton, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,955$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,117  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,087$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.9  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7384573
 Students per Counselor369  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%1.5%
Reviews for Smithfield    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Johnston County Schools is an innovative and dedicated school system. I know people who have relocated to the area from Texas, simply because of the school  More

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Over 18 years ago

not too bad a little town, though can get to be very  More

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Reviews for Clayton    3 Reviews

For many reasons, North Carolina is a great place to call home! The weather is tough to beat. We enjoy four seasons, Summer is a little hot for some but allows a long  More

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I cannot believe how "hyped up" the Raleighm NC area is. It is a strange combination of transplans from New York, New England and New Jersey mixed with local Raleigh  More

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Over 15 years ago

good  More

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