Clayton High School (North Carolina)

Clayton High School
Location
600 S. Fayetteville Street Clayton, North Carolina 27520 United States
Coordinates	35°38′58″N78°27′56″W / 35.6493221°N 78.4655582°W / 35.6493221; -78.4655582
Information
Other names	CHS
Type	Public
Founded	1901(124 years ago) (1901)
School district	Johnston County School District
CEEB code	340760
Principal	Melissa Hubbard
Faculty	110.18 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9–16
Number of students	2,024 (2024-25) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	18.37 [1]
Color(s)	Blue and white
Mascot	Comet
Feeder schools	Clayton Middle, Riverwood Middle, Cleveland Middle
Website	chs.johnston.k12.nc.us

Clayton High School is a public high school in Clayton, North Carolina. ^[2]

Notable alumni

• Chris Archer, MLB player and 2x All-Star selection ^[3]
• Gary Clark, NBA player
• Johnny Dutch, USA Track & Field athlete
• Kendra Harrison, world record setting hurdler, silver medalist at 2020 Summer Olympics in women's 100 meter hurdles ^[4]
• Corey Lee, MLB player ^[5]
• Evan Phillips, MLB player ^[6]
• James Talacek, professional aquanaut
• Ed Renfrow, American politician and pastor ^[7]
• Rodney Rowe, track & field athlete

References

1. "Clayton High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
2. Clayton High School Date Retrieved. 1 March 2015.
3. Chastain, Bill (April 2, 2014). "Bull's-eye: Archer, Rays hit mark with six-year deal". MLB.com. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
4. Story, Mark (May 2, 2015). "Mark Story: From a superhero, UK track star Kendra Harrison finds her winning edge". Lexington Herald-Leader . Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
5. Corey Lee - The Baseball Cube. The Baseball Cube. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
6. Evan Phillips - The Baseball Cube. The Baseball Cube. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
7. Snee, Julie W., ed. (1991). North Carolina Manual 1991–1992 (PDF). Raleigh: North Carolina Secretary of State. p. 45.

External links

• Official website
• Clayton Marching Comets web site