Waccamaw

Waccamaw is one of the mid-sized elementary campuss in Ash, North Carolina, part of Brunswick County Schools, with 415 students on its rolls from grades K through 8.

Across the 20 schools in Brunswick County Schools (13,561 students total), Waccamaw accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Waccamaw records that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 26% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Brunswick County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Waccamaw has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Waccamaw tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Waccamaw tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.1%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Brunswick County indicate median household income runs about $77,024, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Waccamaw is one of 22 public schools in Brunswick County (combined enrollment of about 15,069 students).

Union Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.9 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Waccamaw comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 55.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 17%: 502 students in 2018 compared to 415 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 64% to 57% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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