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Columbus County Schools

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Type
  
Public

Superintendent
  
Alan Faulk

Teachers
  
432.98 (on FTE basis)

Budget
  
65.11 million USD

Accreditation
  
AdvancED

Staff
  
448.58

Grades
  
PK–12

District ID
  
3700960

Student-teacher ratio
  
15.70:1

Number of students
  
6,798

Schools
  
19

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Columbus County Schools is a PK–12 graded school district serving Columbus County, North Carolina. Its 19 schools serve 6,798 students as of the 2010–11 school year.

Contents

Map of Columbus County Schools, NC, USA

Student demographics

For the 2010–11 school year, Columbus County Schools had a total population of 6,798 students and 432.98 teachers on a (FTE) basis. This produced a student-teacher ratio of 15.70:1. That same year, out of the student total, the gender ratio was 51% female to 49% female. The demographic group makeup was: Black, 34%; White, 51%; Hispanic, 8%; American Indian, 6%; and Asian/Pacific Islander, 0% (two or more races: 2%). For the same school year, 75.90% of the students received free and reduced-cost lunches.

Governance

The primary governing body of Columbus County Schools follows a council–manager government format with a five-member Board of Education appointing a Superintendent to run the day-to-day operations of the system. The school system currently resides in the North Carolina State Board of Education's Fourth District.

Board of Education

The five members of the Board of Education are: Monte Herring (Chair), Barbara Yates (Vice Chair), Junior Dew, Norris Ebron, and Worley T. Edwards.

Superintendent

The current superintendent of the system is Alan Faulk. He became superintendent in May 2011. Faulk replaced Dan Strickland who retired from the system to take a position in Marion County, South Carolina.

Member schools

Columbus County Schools has 19 schools ranging from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade. Those 19 schools are separated into five high schools, five middle schools, and nine elementary schools.

High schools

  • East Columbus High School (Lake Waccamaw)
  • South Columbus High School (Tabor City)
  • Southeastern Early College; also called Columbus Career and College Academy (Whiteville)
  • West Columbus High School (Cerro Gordo)
  • Boys and Girls Home; grades 6–12 (Lake Waccamaw)

    • Middle schools

  • Acme Delco Middle School (Delco)
  • Chadbourn Middle School (Chadbourn)
  • Hallsboro Middle School (Hallsboro)
  • Nakina Middle School (Nakina)
  • Tabor City Middle School (Tabor City)

    • Elementary schools

  • Acme Delco Elementary School (Reigelwood)
  • Cerro Gordo Elementary School; grades PK–8 (Cerro Gordo)
  • Chadbourn Elementary School (Chadbourn)
  • Evergreen Elementary School; grades PK–8 (Evergreen)
  • Guideway Elementary School (Tabor City)
  • Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary School (Hallsboro)
  • Old Dock Elementary School (Whiteville)
  • Tabor City Elementary School (Tabor City)
  • Williams Township School; grades PK–8 (Whiteville)

    • Athletics

    According to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, for the 2012–2013 school year:

  • East and West Columbus are 2A schools in the Three Rivers Conference.
  • South Columbus is a 2A school in the Waccamaw Conference.
  • The Boys and Girls Home and Southeastern Early College do not have athletic teams.

    • Awards

    Tabor City Middle School received the national American School Board Journal’s Magna Awards in 2011 based on their active REAL (Relevant, Engaging, Authentic Learning) program participation.

    References

    Columbus County Schools Wikipedia
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