Thomas Academy
Charter · Grades 6–12 · 62 students
East Columbus Junior-Senior High
32 Gator Lane, Lake Waccamaw, NC 28450
Grades
7–12
High
Students
576
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
17 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Columbus County Schools
Columbus County
Schola Grade F · Far below 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 East Columbus Junior-Senior High
East Columbus Junior-Senior High is a public high school in Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina, serving grades 7–12. It is part of Columbus County Schools. The school is located in a rural area in Columbus County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 576 students were enrolled, with about 17 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical North Carolina high school (18.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 532 North Carolina high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 7–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 7–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 576 students
- Students per teacher
- 17 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Columbus County Schools
- County
- Columbus County
- NCES school ID
- 370096000145
Schools near East Columbus Junior-Senior High
All 2 schools in Lake Waccamaw →
Whiteville High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 639 students
North Whiteville Academy
Alternative · Grades 6–12 · 16 students
Columbus Career and College Academy
Public · Grades 9–13 · 230 students
East Bladen High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 525 students
Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy
Charter · Grades 6–12 · 199 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.