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The smallest public schools in Columbus County, North Carolina

This ranking covers the smallest public schools in Columbus County, North Carolina, drawn from 19 qualifying public schools. North Whiteville Academy leads the list at 16, against a median of 451 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

Median Students

451

SMALLEST · COLUMBUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	North Whiteville Academy	Whiteville, NC	Whiteville City Schools	High	16
2	Thomas Academy	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Thomas Academy	High	62
3	Nakina Middle	Nakina, NC	Columbus County Schools	Middle	194
4	Columbus Career and College Academy	Whiteville, NC	Columbus County Schools	High	230
5	Chadbourn Elementary	Chadbourn, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	233
6	Old Dock Elementary	Whiteville, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	265
7	Acme Delco Elementary	Riegelwood, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	349
8	Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary	Hallsboro, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	394
9	Edgewood Elementary	Whiteville, NC	Whiteville City Schools	Elementary	450
10	Central Middle	Whiteville, NC	Whiteville City Schools	Middle	451
11	West Columbus High	Cerro Gordo, NC	Columbus County Schools	High	459
12	Whiteville Primary	Whiteville, NC	Whiteville City Schools	Elementary	486
13	East Columbus Junior-Senior High	Lake Waccamaw, NC	Columbus County Schools	High	576
14	Tabor City School	Tabor City, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	598
15	Whiteville High	Whiteville, NC	Whiteville City Schools	High	639
16	Williams Township	Whiteville, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	659
17	South Columbus High	Tabor City, NC	Columbus County Schools	High	669
18	West Columbus School	Cerro Gordo, NC	Columbus County Schools	Elementary	814
19	Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville	Whiteville, NC	Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville	Elementary	842

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