📍 40 Stallion Drive, Tabor City, Columbus County, 28463
South Columbus High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tabor City, Columbus County. The school has 692 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbus County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 88%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Columbus High enrolls 692 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 21% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 459 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 144 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 75 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
689 of the school's 692 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 689 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.
South Columbus 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 46.
South Columbus 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 692 students, South Columbus 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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