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ExplorePolk County Schools

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 3703720

Polk County Schools

Columbus, NC

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

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

2,110

+0.0%YoY

Graduation Rate

88.6%

+2.4%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$25,261

+25.8%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

14.1:1

-13.0%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

+3.3%vs. State

English Language Learners

28.6%

+84.5%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

17.3%

+8.8%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

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

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+0.2%

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