Columbia High

Columbia High operates as an one-room-style senior high in Columbia, North Carolina, operated by Tyrrell County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 176 students spanning grades 9 through 13. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 761 students each, so Columbia High sits 77% below that benchmark.

Tyrrell County Schools runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 462 students. Columbia High is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Columbia High logs that the largest single group is Black at 32%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 28% White, 28% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian. Compared to Tyrrell County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.6:1 average. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Columbia High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 48.8%; this one comes in at 24.5%, -24.3 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, census data for Tyrrell County shows median household income runs about $41,685, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Tyrrell County's 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 462 students), Columbia High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Columbia Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Columbia High. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Columbia High ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 49.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Columbia High has held roughly steady, going from 178 students in 2018 to 176 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 15% to 28%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Columbia High typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.