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Columbus Charter School

35 Bacon's Way, Whiteville, NC, 28472

Tel: (910)655-1215

Grades: KG-5 | 490 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Columbus Charter School serves 490 students in grades KG-5.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 22:1 is higher than the NC state average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body.
Columbus Charter School is one of 6 public elementary schools within Whiteville, and operates within the Columbus Charter School District.

The nearest elementary school is North Whiteville Academy (0.7 miles away), the nearest middle school is North Whiteville Academy (0.7 miles away), and the nearest high school is North Whiteville Academy (0.7 miles away).

Source: 2011 NCES data, NC Dept. of Educ.	Columbus Charter School
School Type	Charter School
Grades Offered	Grades KG-5
Total Students	490 students

% Male / % Female	49% / 51%
Total Classroom Teachers	22 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(NC) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	22:1	14:1

	This School	(NC) School Average
% American Indian	1%	2%

% Asian	1%	2%

% Hispanic	n/a	12%

% Black	10%	27%

% White	88%	53%

Unknown	n/a	4%

	This School	(NC) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	28%	43%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	n/a	8%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Columbus Charter School District
	This School's Agency	(NC) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	1	4
Number of Students Managed	255 students	1,682 students

District Total Revenue	$1,738,000	$18,679,000

District Expenditure	$1,893,000	$18,301,000

District Revenue / Student	$6,816	$11,105

District Expenditure / Student	$7,424	$10,880

Nearby Schools:

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Columbus Charter School
Grades: KG-5 | 0 mi. away

North Whiteville Academy
Grades: 3-12 | 0.7 mi. away

Whiteville Primary
Grades: PK-2 | 0.8 mi. away

Whiteville High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0.9 mi. away

Edgewood Elementary School
Grades: 3-5 | 1.1 mi. away

Central Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 1.4 mi. away

View all schools in: Whiteville, Columbus County, Zip 28472

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