Polk County Early College
Public · Grades 9–12 · 52 students
Polk County High School
1681 East NC 108 Hwy, Columbus, NC 28722
Grades
9–12
High
Students
596
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
18.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Polk County Schools
Polk County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 532 North Carolina high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Polk County High School
Polk County High School is a public high school in Columbus, North Carolina, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Polk County Schools. The school is located in a rural area in Polk County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 596 students were enrolled, with about 18.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical North Carolina high school (18.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 532 North Carolina high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 596 students
- Students per teacher
- 18.6 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 9
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Polk County Schools
- County
- Polk County
- NCES school ID
- 370372000785
Schools near Polk County High School
All 2 schools in Columbus →
Landrum High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 526 students
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CTE · Grades 10–12
Henderson County Career Academy
Alternative · Grades 6–12 · 114 students
Henderson County Early College
Public · Grades 9–13 · 197 students
East Henderson High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 932 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.