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Polk County High School

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Regular School · Columbus, NC

Polk County High School is a regular school school in Columbus, North Carolina, serving grades 09–12 with 596 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.6:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
596
Teachers (FTE)
32.1
Student–Teacher Ratio
18.6:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 433 73%
Hispanic/Latino 93 16%
Black or African American 42 7%
Two or more races 27 5%
Asian 1 0%
Total enrollment 596 304M / 292F

English Language Learners: 13 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 70-74% 41.9% 97
Reading Proficiency 65-69% 46.9% 143
Science Proficiency 75-79% — 110
4-Year Graduation Rate 90-94% —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (7)
31 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
146 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
129
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
20
3.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
59
9.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 596 100%

Contact & Location

1681 East NC 108 Hwy

Columbus, NC 28722

Phone: (828)894-2525

http://pchs.polkschoools.org

District

Polk County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,031

District enrollment: 2,166

Other Schools in District

Related Data

NCES ID

370372000785

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD