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Johnston County Public Schools says 2024 bond projects are underway; BOE approved Clayton High rebuild

Johnston County Public Schools · January 14, 2026
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Summary

District narration describes construction progress at Cooper Academy, Swift Creek Elementary and Wilson’s Mills High School and lists multiple bond-funded projects; the Johnston County Board of Education voted unanimously on Oct. 28, 2025, to approve the Clayton High rebuild project, according to the district presenter.

Johnston County Public Schools provided a district construction update describing several projects funded by recent bonds and reported that the Board of Education approved a major rebuild of Clayton High School during a 10/28/2025 special session.

In a narrated update, Speaker 12 said Cooper Academy received a major renovation funded by the 2022 bond — including 20 new classrooms, offices, resource rooms, staff work rooms and group restrooms — and that the campus is receiving additional 2024-bond work, including a new fire alarm system. The update also described Swift Creek Elementary as a new school with capacity for more than 900 students and said construction of the new Wilson's Mills High School (WMHS) "is progressing rapidly and remains on schedule for its fall 2026 opening." Speaker 12 said spectator stands and athletic fields are substantially installed and interior framing and drywall work are under way.

The district credited the Johnston County Board of Commissioners with supporting a fast-paced project that removed portable classrooms at Cleveland High School and created secure interior connections so students no longer need to move through mobile units between classes.

On the Clayton High rebuild, Speaker 12 said the Board of Education "voted unanimously to approve the Clayton High rebuild project" during the 10/28/2025 special session. The presenter described the planned facility as approximately 278,000 square feet with 99 teaching spaces, 19 CTE labs, 13 science labs, a main and auxiliary gym, athletic fields and a 762‑seat auditorium. The update said the Johnston County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to vote on the project at its upcoming November meeting; the audio did not include the Board of Commissioners' decision or the specific BOE vote tally.

Additional 2024 bond projects listed as either underway or in design included a full build-out of Thanksgiving Elementary (six classrooms), major HVAC overhauls at Cleveland Elementary and Four Oaks Elementary, planned additions at McGee's Elementary (two new four-classroom wings), a metal roof project at East Clayton Elementary and track and tennis upgrades at North Johnston High (with a press box to start soon).

The district presentation gave schedules and sizing for several projects but did not provide budget line‑item amounts or detailed vote counts in the audio excerpts.