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The public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Columbus County, North Carolina

Across Columbus County, North Carolina, 16 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Chadbourn Elementary leads the list at 13.1:1, against a median of 16.6:1 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

Best Students/teacher

13.1:1

Median Students/teacher

16.6:1

LOWEST RATIO · COLUMBUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Chadbourn Elementary	Chadbourn, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	233	13.1:1
2	Old Dock Elementary	Whiteville, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	265	13.3:1
3	West Columbus High	Cerro Gordo, NC	Columbus County Schools	High	459	14.0:1
4	Williams Township	Whiteville, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	659	15.0:1
5	South Columbus High	Tabor City, NC	Columbus County Schools	High	669	15.7:1
6	Acme Delco Elementary	Riegelwood, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	349	16.2:1
7	Tabor City School	Tabor City, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	598	16.3:1
8	West Columbus School	Cerro Gordo, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	814	16.6:1
9	Central Middle	Whiteville, NC	Whiteville City Schools	Middle	451	16.6:1
10	Edgewood Elementary	Whiteville, NC	Whiteville City Schools	Elementary	450	16.6:1
11	East Columbus Junior-Senior High	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Columbus County Schools	High	576	17.0:1
12	Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary	Hallsboro, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	394	17.0:1
13	Whiteville Primary	Whiteville, NC	Whiteville City Schools	Elementary	486	17.5:1
14	Columbus Career and College Academy	Whiteville, NC	Columbus County Schools	High	230	18.4:1
15	Whiteville High	Whiteville, NC	Whiteville City Schools	High	639	22.1:1
16	Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville	Whiteville, NC	Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville	Elementary	842	44.7:1

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