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The most racially diverse public schools in Columbus County, North Carolina

16 public schools in Columbus County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public schools, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary leads the list at 79.4%, against a median of 64.7% 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 Diversity index

79.4%

Median Diversity index

64.7%

MOST DIVERSE · COLUMBUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary	Hallsboro, NC	394	79.4%	25.9%(102)	22.8%(90)	15.2%(60)	0.3%(1)
2	East Columbus Junior-Senior High	Lake Waccamaw, NC	576	76.8%	26.4%(152)	31.9%(184)	18.4%(106)	0.2%(1)
3	Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville	Whiteville, NC	842	75.5%	35.5%(299)	26.4%(222)	16.9%(142)	0.7%(6)
4	Acme Delco Elementary	Riegelwood, NC	349	72.5%	37.3%(130)	27.5%(96)	23.5%(82)	0.0%(0)
5	Whiteville High	Whiteville, NC	639	67.5%	39.8%(254)	37.6%(240)	14.9%(95)	0.9%(6)
6	Edgewood Elementary	Whiteville, NC	450	67.2%	40.7%(183)	37.1%(167)	13.1%(59)	0.2%(1)
7	Central Middle	Whiteville, NC	451	66.5%	35.7%(161)	42.8%(193)	14.2%(64)	0.0%(0)
8	Whiteville Primary	Whiteville, NC	486	66.5%	38.5%(187)	40.7%(198)	13.4%(65)	0.0%(0)
9	West Columbus School	Cerro Gordo, NC	814	62.9%	51.2%(417)	30.7%(250)	8.8%(72)	0.0%(0)
10	Chadbourn Elementary	Chadbourn, NC	233	62.7%	23.6%(55)	54.5%(127)	11.2%(26)	0.9%(2)
11	West Columbus High	Cerro Gordo, NC	459	62.7%	44.7%(205)	40.7%(187)	7.2%(33)	0.0%(0)
12	Columbus Career and College Academy	Whiteville, NC	230	59.1%	57.8%(133)	17.8%(41)	20.4%(47)	0.0%(0)
13	Tabor City School	Tabor City, NC	598	59.0%	45.8%(274)	44.1%(264)	6.9%(41)	0.3%(2)
14	Old Dock Elementary	Whiteville, NC	265	56.5%	60.8%(161)	7.2%(19)	23.8%(63)	0.0%(0)
15	South Columbus High	Tabor City, NC	669	55.6%	61.1%(409)	23.5%(157)	12.0%(80)	0.0%(0)
16	Williams Township	Whiteville, NC	659	30.2%	82.8%(546)	9.4%(62)	4.9%(32)	0.3%(2)

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