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

Across Columbus County, North Carolina, 10 public elementary 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	Tabor City School	Tabor City, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	598	99.5%
4	Edgewood Elementary	Whiteville, NC	Whiteville City Schools	Elementary	450	99.3%
5	Acme Delco Elementary	Riegelwood, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	349	99.1%
6	Whiteville Primary	Whiteville, NC	Whiteville City Schools	Elementary	486	99.0%
7	Old Dock Elementary	Whiteville, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	265	98.9%
8	Chadbourn Elementary	Chadbourn, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	233	98.7%
9	Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary	Hallsboro, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	394	98.2%
10	Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville	Whiteville, NC	Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville	Elementary	842	90.4%

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