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Whiteville High

Whiteville City Schools · Columbus County

Address
413 N Lee Street, Whiteville, NC 28472
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370492001970
639
Students
28.9
Teachers (FTE)
22.1:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
60
Performance score
Not Met
Academic growth
37.1%
Chronically absent
58%
Economically disadvantaged

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Whiteville High's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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  1. Whiteville PrimaryElementary · Grades PK-20.5 mi
  2. Central MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-80.5 mi
  3. North Whiteville AcademyHigh · Grades 6-120.6 mi
  4. Edgewood ElementaryElementary · Grades 3-50.6 mi
  5. Columbus Career and College AcademyHigh · Grades 9-13 · Columbus County Schools4.3 mi
  6. Classical Charter Schools of WhitevilleElementary · Grades K-8 · Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville · Charter6.1 mi
  7. Chadbourn ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Columbus County Schools6.5 mi
  8. Hallsboro-Artesia ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-6 · Columbus County Schools7.5 mi
  9. Williams TownshipElementary · Grades PK-8 · Columbus County Schools9.6 mi
  10. Thomas AcademyHigh · Grades 6-12 · Thomas Academy · Charter10.4 mi

How Whiteville High compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 60 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools46th percentile
Higher than 46% · rank 1,267 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools24th percentile
Higher than 24% · rank 375 of 514
Whiteville City Schools75th percentile
Higher than 75% · rank 1 of 4

Chronic absence is lower here than at 13% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 5 points since 2014 (65 → 60). Met or exceeded expected growth in 3 of 10 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202560CNot Met60.1
202461CNot Met62.2
202359CNot Met60.7
202261CNot Met62.1
201972BMet70.9
201871BMet68.7
201764CNot Met67
201667CNot Met67
201561CNot Met63
201465CMet62

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Whiteville City Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 39.75%Black 37.56%Hispanic 14.87%Two+ Races 5.95%Asian 0.94%Native Am. 0.94%
White: 39.75% (254) Black: 37.56% (240) Hispanic: 14.87% (95) Two+ Races: 5.95% (38) Asian: 0.94% (6) Native Am.: 0.94% (6)
White39.75%
Black37.56%
Hispanic14.87%
Two+ Races5.95%
Asian0.94%
Native Am.0.94%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 639
49.14%314 Female
50.86%325 Male

Student counts for Whiteville High, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 639 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 62.9%Chronically absent 37.1%
Regular attendance: 62.9% (423) Chronically absent: 37.1% (249)
Regular attendance62.9%
Chronically absent37.1%

Student Population

Students Counted: 672
58%Economically disadvantaged
6.1%39 English learners

Student indicators for Whiteville High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 672 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 90.01%Beginning 9.99%
Experienced: 90.01% (32) Beginning: 9.99% (4)
Experienced90.01%
Beginning9.99%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 36 FTE
92.51%Fully licensed
7.49%Emergency or provisional
2.78%1 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Whiteville High, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 36 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 382%53.2%
English II43.2%19.4%
Biology40.1%26.1%
NC Math 135.7%9.7%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology59.9%14.1%13.4%12.7%
English II56.8%23.7%18%--
NC Math 164.3%26%7.8%--
NC Math 318%28.8%39.6%13.7%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallDoes Not Meet Expected Growth-5.757.1

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers36.03
Experienced teachers32.43 (90%)
Beginning teachers3.6 (10%)
Holding a standard license33.33 (93%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.7 (7%)
National Board certified1

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (249 of 672)37.1%
Economically disadvantaged58%
English learners making progress (of 39)12.8%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.72
Library books per student16.89
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.27

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Whiteville High report card PDF

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Whiteville High's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.