NC County FIPS: 37047

Public Schools in Columbus County, NC

Directory of 19 public schools operating in Columbus County.

County Public School Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES Multi-Year Cohorts

School Year	Operating Schools	Total Students	Teachers (FTE)	Student/Teacher Ratio	Total FRPL
2024-2025	19	8,386	487.4	17.2:1	8,175
2023-2024	19	8,373	526.2	15.9:1	8,196
2022-2023	18	7,795	500.1	15.6:1	7,606
2021-2022	17	7,015	462.3	15.2:1	6,610
2020-2021	17	7,148	451.8	15.8:1	6,985

School Districts in Columbus County

Census 2020 Map (PDF) 4 Districts

Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville 1 Columbus County Schools 12 Thomas Academy 1 Whiteville City Schools 5

Cities & Municipalities in Columbus County

8 Cities

Cerro Gordo 2 Chadbourn 1 Hallsboro 1 Lake Waccamaw 2 Nakina 1 Riegelwood 1 Tabor City 2 Whiteville 9

County Schools Listing

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School Name	Grades	Level	District	City	Action
Acme Delco Elementary	PK-6	Elementary School	Columbus County Schools	Riegelwood	View ›
Central Middle	6-8	Middle School	Whiteville City Schools	Whiteville	View ›
Chadbourn Elementary	PK-5	Elementary School	Columbus County Schools	Chadbourn	View ›
Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville	K-8	Elementary School	Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville	Whiteville	View ›
Columbus Career and College Academy	9-13	High School	Columbus County Schools	Whiteville	View ›
East Columbus Junior-Senior High	7-12	High School	Columbus County Schools	Lake Waccamaw	View ›
Edgewood Elementary	3-5	Elementary School	Whiteville City Schools	Whiteville	View ›
Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary	PK-6	Elementary School	Columbus County Schools	Hallsboro	View ›
Nakina Middle	5-8	Middle School	Columbus County Schools	Nakina	View ›
North Whiteville Academy	6-12	High School	Whiteville City Schools	Whiteville	View ›
Old Dock Elementary	PK-4	Elementary School	Columbus County Schools	Whiteville	View ›
South Columbus High	9-12	High School	Columbus County Schools	Tabor City	View ›
Tabor City School	PK-8	Elementary School	Columbus County Schools	Tabor City	View ›
Thomas Academy	6-12	High School	Thomas Academy	Lake Waccamaw	View ›
West Columbus High	9-12	High School	Columbus County Schools	Cerro Gordo	View ›
West Columbus School	PK-8	Elementary School	Columbus County Schools	Cerro Gordo	View ›
Whiteville High	9-12	High School	Whiteville City Schools	Whiteville	View ›
Whiteville Primary	PK-2	Elementary School	Whiteville City Schools	Whiteville	View ›
Williams Township	PK-8	Elementary School	Columbus County Schools	Whiteville	View ›