📍 902 Main St, Columbia, Tyrrell County, 27925
Columbia High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Columbia, Tyrrell County. The school has 199 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tyrrell County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–13 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Columbia High enrolls 199 students across grades 9–13. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% Black or African American, 32% White and 26% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 65 | 33% |
| White | 64 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 7% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
196 of the school's 199 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 196 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.
Columbia High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-10, state senate district 1, state house district 1.
Columbia High is one of 3 schools in Tyrrell County Schools, based in Columbia, North Carolina. The district serves 462 students district-wide and employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 199 students, Columbia High is larger than the district average of about 154 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote