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Columbus County Schools

Profile

Superintendent

Jesse Beck II

Send Jesse Beck II an email [email protected]

Contact

Phone Number: (910) 642-5168

Fax Number: (910) 640-1010

Street Address: PO Box 729, Whiteville, NC 28472

Links

District Website

School Board

Academic Calendar

District

Columbus

Latest Data

Schools

Source: North Carolina School Report Cards

Total schools in district

14

Teachers

Source: Statistical Profile, Public School Personnel, Table A6

Total teachers in district

327

Students

Source: Statistical Profile, Pupil Information, Table 10

Total pupils in membership

5,175

Enrollment

Source: Statistical Profile, Pupil Information, Table 10

Enrollment, 2023-24
Total pupils in membership: 5,175

Expenditure

Source: Statistical Profile, Financial Information, Table 25

Per Pupil Expenditure, 2022-23
Local Rank: 98, State Rank: 45, Federal Rank: 12
out of 115 districts

Class Size and Graduation Rate

Source: North Carolina School Report Cards, North Carolina DPI Cohort Graduation Rates

Average Class Size, 2022-23

Kindergarten
16
4th Grade
21
8th Grade
24
4-Year Cohort Graduation
86.30%
Four-year cohort graduation rate: 2017-18 entering 9th graders graduating in 2020-21 or earlier

ACT Results

ACT Results, Percent that met benchmark, 2022-23
View County Attainment Profile

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