Columbus County Schools
A public school district in Whiteville, North Carolina, with 12 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 5,440
- Students enrolled
- 346.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- Suppressed by NCES
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,006
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 5,440 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,761st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 59th of 334 in North Carolina. Larger than 90% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,006 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 35% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Columbus County Schools spent $14,006 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,472 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $14,006 | $74.7 million | 5,335 |
| FY2022 | $12,909 | $67.3 million | 5,212 |
| FY2021 | $10,806 | $57.6 million | 5,326 |
| FY2020 | $10,183 | $57.1 million | 5,612 |
| FY2019 | $10,141 | $58.4 million | 5,757 |
| FY2018 | $9,972 | $58.8 million | 5,893 |
| FY2017 | $9,664 | $58.2 million | 6,026 |
| FY2016 | $9,322 | $57.7 million | 6,195 |
| FY2015 | $9,092 | $57.3 million | 6,297 |
| FY2014 | $8,941 | $54.6 million | 6,102 |
| FY2013 | $8,688 | $57.0 million | 6,558 |
| FY2012 | $8,664 | $58.1 million | 6,702 |
| FY2011 | $8,671 | $58.9 million | 6,798 |
| FY2010 | $8,813 | $61.3 million | 6,950 |
| FY2009 | $8,601 | $62.4 million | 7,258 |
| FY2008 | $8,221 | $55.4 million | 6,738 |
| FY2007 | $8,229 | $57.8 million | 7,025 |
| FY2006 | $7,336 | $51.7 million | 7,051 |
| FY2005 | $7,472 | $51.7 million | 6,917 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $23.6 million | 29.0% |
| State | $46.6 million | 57.2% |
| Local | $11.3 million | 13.9% |
| Total | $81.5 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
12 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Acme Delco Elementary | 349 |
| Chadbourn Elementary | 233 |
| Columbus Career and College Academy | 230 |
| East Columbus Junior-Senior High | 576 |
| Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary | 394 |
| Nakina Middle | 194 |
| Old Dock Elementary | 265 |
| South Columbus High | 669 |
| Tabor City School | 598 |
| West Columbus High | 459 |
| West Columbus School | 814 |
| Williams Township | 659 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 13
- NCES district ID
- 3700960
Elsewhere
- Public schools in North Carolina — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in North Carolina — A to Z, each with its page.
- North Carolina on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved