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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 how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary leads the list at 25.9%, against a median of 43.7% 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

Best Largest group

25.9%

Median Largest group

43.7%

MOST DIVERSE · COLUMBUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

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

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