📍 805 Barbcrest Avenue, Whiteville, Columbus County, 28472
Whiteville Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Whiteville, Columbus County. The school has 501 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Whiteville City Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Whiteville Primary enrolls 501 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Black or African American, 38% White and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 205 | 41% |
| White | 188 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 8.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
498 of the school's 501 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 498 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.
Whiteville Primary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-70, state senate district 13, state house district 16.
Whiteville Primary is one of 5 schools in Whiteville City Schools, based in Whiteville, North Carolina. The district serves 2,042 students district-wide and employs 159 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 501 students, Whiteville Primary is larger than the district average of about 408 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant