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ExploreColumbus County Schools

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 3700960

Columbus County Schools

Whiteville, NC

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

5,440

+0.6%YoY

Graduation Rate

79.3%

-8.3%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$9,934

-50.5%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

15.7:1

-3.1%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

+3.3%vs. State

English Language Learners

25.3%

+63.2%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

24.1%

+51.6%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+2.2%

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