📍 9822 Seven Creeks Hwy, Nakina, Columbus County, 28455
Nakina Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Nakina, Columbus County. The school has 214 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbus County Schools school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Nakina Middle enrolls 214 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 118 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 29 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
211 of the school's 214 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 211 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.
Nakina Middle 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.
Nakina Middle 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 214 students, Nakina Middle is smaller than the district average of about 418 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant