Enrollment
230
High
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBUS COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370096002902
Columbus Career and College Academy
4564 Chadbourn Hwy, Whiteville, NC 28472 · (910) 788-6281 · Columbus County
GRADES 09–13HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL230 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of North Carolina public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
227 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 54 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 60 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 48 | 21% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
76.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
75.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Columbus Career and College Academy
Columbus Career and College Academy's state test result (70.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Career and College Academy this school | 230 | 98.7% | 70.2% |
| Cleveland ECHS Shelby | 225 | 98.7% | 84.0% |
| Richmond Early College High Hamlet | 294 | 99.0% | N/A |
| SEA-Tech Castle Hayne | 227 | 98.7% | 81.3% |
| Wilmington Early College High Castle Hayne | 270 | 98.9% | 72.8% |
| NERSBA Early College Jamesville | 140 | 97.9% | N/A |
Matched among North Carolina high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Columbus Career and College Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Columbus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #88 of 468 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #46 of 464 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #84 of 448 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 230 | #456 of 598 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #233 of 473 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #266 of 474 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #238 of 527 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.4% | #7 of 277 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
230
-35 (-13%) vs 2020
+40% since 2010-11, when it was 164
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 22.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 230 | 12.5 | 18.4:1 | 99% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 13.2 | 18.3:1 | 97% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 249 | 13.6 | 18.3:1 | 99% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 265 | 12 | 22.1:1 | 99% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 11.6 | 29.3:1 | 97% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 11 | 27.4:1 | 99% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 164 | 7 | 23.4:1 | 57% (93) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbus Career and College Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (340 to 230); teachers up 8% (11.6 to 12.5).
About Columbus Career and College Academy
This page covers Columbus Career and College Academy, a very small high school in Whiteville, North Carolina. It teaches 230 students in grades 9 through 13. It has 70% fewer students than the average for high schools in North Carolina (about 761).
Columbus County Schools is the local district for Columbus Career and College Academy. It runs 12 schools with 5,440 students.
Federal enrollment data show Columbus Career and College Academy is 58% White. The remaining shares are 20% Hispanic, 18% Black, and 3% multiracial. In Columbus County overall, the White share is about 60%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Columbus Career and College Academy scores 59%.
Columbus Career and College Academy lists 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 18.4 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for high schools in North Carolina is 19.6:1. About 99% of students at Columbus Career and College Academy are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Columbus County is similar, at 98%.
On the allk12 Grade, Columbus Career and College Academy lands at A, ahead of 85% of North Carolina public high schools.
Columbus Career and College Academy ranks in the top 10% of North Carolina schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 70.2%. Predicted: 48.7%. Difference: 21.5 points.
Columbus County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $49,442, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. There are 21 public schools in the county, enrolling about 8,386, Columbus Career and College Academy among them.
The closest school to Columbus Career and College Academy is Chadbourn Elementary, located about 2.2 miles away. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Columbus Career and College Academy ranks 1st of 6 nearby schools, at 70.2% versus a 43.1% average.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's enrollment fell 13% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.4:1) than in 2020-21 (22.1:1).
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Columbus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
50,140
Census ACS
Median income
$49,442
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
8,386 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbus County Schools
- West Columbus SchoolElementary · 814 students
- South Columbus HighHigh · 669 students
- Williams TownshipElementary · 659 students
- Tabor City SchoolElementary · 598 students
- East Columbus Junior-Senior HighHigh · 576 students
- West Columbus HighHigh · 459 students
Other schools in Whiteville
- Classical Charter Schools of WhitevilleElementary · 842 students
- Williams TownshipElementary · 659 students
- Whiteville HighHigh · 639 students
- Whiteville PrimaryElementary · 486 students
- Central MiddleMiddle · 451 students
- Edgewood ElementaryElementary · 450 students
Nearby schools
- Chadbourn Elementary2.2 mi · 233
- Whiteville Primary4.0 mi · 486
- North Whiteville Academy4.1 mi · 16
- Central Middle4.1 mi · 451
- Whiteville High4.3 mi · 639
- Edgewood Elementary4.9 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About Columbus Career and College AcademyHow large is Columbus Career and College Academy?
Columbus Career and College Academy enrolls approximately 230 students in grades 09-13.
What grades does Columbus Career and College Academy serve?
Columbus Career and College Academy serves grades 09-13.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Columbus Career and College Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Columbus Career and College Academy is approximately 18.4:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Columbus Career and College Academy?
At Columbus Career and College Academy, the student body is approximately 58% White, 20% Hispanic, 18% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Columbus Career and College Academy?
Columbus Career and College Academy is overseen by Columbus County Schools in Columbus County.
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