📍 10400 James B White Hwy, Whiteville, Columbus County, 28472
Williams Township is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Whiteville, Columbus County. The school has 644 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbus County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Williams Township enrolls 644 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 12% Black or African American and 5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 516 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 79 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
641 of the school's 644 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 641 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.
Williams Township 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.
Williams Township 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 644 students, Williams Township 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