📍 32 Gator Lane, Lake Waccamaw, Columbus County, 28450
East Columbus Junior-Senior High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lake Waccamaw, Columbus County. The school has 594 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbus County Schools school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Columbus Junior-Senior High enrolls 594 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% Black or African American, 29% White and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 182 | 31% |
| White | 172 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 98 | 16% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 86 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 9.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
591 of the school's 594 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 591 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.
East Columbus Junior-Senior High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 13, state house district 16.
East Columbus Junior-Senior High is one of 13 schools in Columbus County Schools, based in Whiteville, North Carolina. The district serves 5,440 students district-wide and employs 356 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 594 students, East Columbus Junior-Senior High is larger than the district average of about 418 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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