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The highest-poverty public schools in Columbus County, North Carolina

Across Columbus County, North Carolina, 17 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. West Columbus School leads the list at 99.6%, against a median of 99.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Columbus County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.6%

Median % FRL

99.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · COLUMBUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	West Columbus School	Cerro Gordo, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	814	99.6%
2	Williams Township	Whiteville, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	659	99.5%
3	Whiteville High	Whiteville, NC	Whiteville City Schools	High	639	99.5%
4	Tabor City School	Tabor City, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	598	99.5%
5	East Columbus Junior-Senior High	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Columbus County Schools	High	576	99.5%
6	South Columbus High	Tabor City, NC	Columbus County Schools	High	669	99.4%
7	Central Middle	Whiteville, NC	Whiteville City Schools	Middle	451	99.3%
8	Edgewood Elementary	Whiteville, NC	Whiteville City Schools	Elementary	450	99.3%
9	Acme Delco Elementary	Riegelwood, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	349	99.1%
10	Whiteville Primary	Whiteville, NC	Whiteville City Schools	Elementary	486	99.0%
11	Old Dock Elementary	Whiteville, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	265	98.9%
12	Chadbourn Elementary	Chadbourn, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	233	98.7%
13	Columbus Career and College Academy	Whiteville, NC	Columbus County Schools	High	230	98.7%
14	Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary	Hallsboro, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	394	98.2%
15	West Columbus High	Cerro Gordo, NC	Columbus County Schools	High	459	97.6%
16	Nakina Middle	Nakina, NC	Columbus County Schools	Middle	194	97.4%
17	Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville	Whiteville, NC	Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville	Elementary	842	90.4%

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