Recent data shows a 7.2-percent increase in graduation rates for Sampson County Schools from 2022 to 2025, bringing the system to its highest rate in recent years and above the state target.

A series of data shown at the school system’s most recent board meeting shows that the graduation rates have climbed from 79.2 percent in 2022 to 87.9 in 2025. This marks the system’s highest graduation rate in its recent history and puts them above the state’s target threshold. SCS Superintendent Dr. Jamie King called the increase a joint effort of staff and community.

“This is one of the statistics I am most proud of because it represents the collective effort of everyone in our district,” said King. “Most of our graduates have been in Sampson County Schools for 13 years, and their success reflects

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