📍 5901 Waccamaw School Road NW, Ash, Brunswick County, 28420
Waccamaw is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ash, Brunswick County. The school has 430 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Brunswick County Schools school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Waccamaw enrolls 430 students across grades K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 258 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 83 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 65 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
427 of the school's 430 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 427 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Waccamaw is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-70, state senate district 8, state house district 17.
Waccamaw is one of 20 schools in Brunswick County Schools, based in Bolivia, North Carolina. The district serves 13,561 students district-wide and employs 856 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 430 students, Waccamaw is smaller than the district average of about 678 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant