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Enrollment
639
High
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS·NCES 370492001970
Whiteville High
413 N Lee Street, Whiteville, NC 28472 · (910) 914-4189 · Columbus County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL639 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of North Carolina public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
22.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
636 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 189 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 139 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 156 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 155 | 24% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Whiteville City Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
43.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
35.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 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 Whiteville High
Whiteville High's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiteville High this school | 639 | 99.5% | 39.7% |
| West Craven High Vanceboro | 751 | 99.6% | 29.8% |
| Ayden-Grifton High Ayden | 757 | 99.6% | 31.0% |
| Pasquotank County High Elizabeth City | 653 | 99.5% | 29.4% |
| Bartlett Yancey High Yanceyville | 635 | 99.5% | 35.5% |
| Jones Senior High School Trenton | 495 | 99.4% | 47.6% |
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 Whiteville High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Columbus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #306 of 468 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #234 of 464 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #357 of 448 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 639 | #304 of 598 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #370 of 473 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #120 of 474 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #119 of 527 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #134 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
639
-20 (-3%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 745
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 639 | 28.9 | 22.1:1 | 100% (636) |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 42.7 | 14.9:1 | 100% (632) |
| 2022-23 | 662 | 43.8 | 15.1:1 | 99% (653) |
| 2020-21 | 659 | 44 | 15.0:1 | 99% (655) |
| 2017-18 | 705 | 45 | 15.7:1 | 97% (681) |
| 2015-16 | 702 | 46 | 15.3:1 | 99% (696) |
| 2010-11 | 646 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 52% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 778 | 55 | 14.2:1 | 40% (314) |
| 1990-91 | 745 | 49 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whiteville High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (705 to 639); teachers down 36% (45 to 28.9).
About Whiteville High
Whiteville High is a small high school. Its address is in Whiteville, North Carolina. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 639 students.
Whiteville City Schools oversees Whiteville High and 4 other schools, with 2,042 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Whiteville High, about 40 are White, the largest group. The remaining students are 38% Black, 15% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Columbus County is about 60% White. A diversity index of 68% means there is a 68% chance two randomly chosen students at Whiteville High are from different groups.
The school had 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 22.1:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in North Carolina is 19.6:1. The school reported 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Columbus County is close, at 98%.
Whiteville High earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 39% of North Carolina public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Whiteville High would score about 48.5%. It scores 39.7%, 8.8 points below that figure.
For Columbus County, Census Bureau data show 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. The county has 21 public schools and about 8,386 students.
Whiteville Primary, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Whiteville High, there are 5 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 53.6%; Whiteville High's is 39.7%, ranking 6th of 6.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 659 (2020-21) to 639 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio rising from 15.0:1 to 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 Whiteville City Schools
- Whiteville PrimaryElementary · 486 students
- Central MiddleMiddle · 451 students
- Edgewood ElementaryElementary · 450 students
- North Whiteville AcademyHigh · 16 students
Other schools in Whiteville
- Classical Charter Schools of WhitevilleElementary · 842 students
- Williams TownshipElementary · 659 students
- Whiteville PrimaryElementary · 486 students
- Central MiddleMiddle · 451 students
- Edgewood ElementaryElementary · 450 students
- Old Dock ElementaryElementary · 265 students
Nearby schools
- Whiteville Primary0.5 mi · 486
- Central Middle0.5 mi · 451
- North Whiteville Academy0.6 mi · 16
- Edgewood Elementary0.6 mi · 450
- Columbus Career and College Academy4.3 mi · 230
- Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville6.1 mi · 842
Frequently asked questions
About Whiteville HighHow many students attend Whiteville High?
Whiteville High enrolls approximately 639 students in grades 09-12.
Is Whiteville High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Whiteville High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Whiteville High have?
Whiteville High employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Whiteville High?
Student demographics at Whiteville High are roughly 40% White, 15% Hispanic, 38% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Whiteville High public or private?
Whiteville High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Whiteville City Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.