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Polk County Early College

Virtual

Regular School · Columbus, NC

Polk County Early College is a regular school school in Columbus, North Carolina, serving grades 09–12 with 52 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
52
Teachers (FTE)
2.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
19:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 46 88%
Hispanic/Latino 5 10%
Two or more races 1 2%
Total enrollment 52 29M / 23F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency >=50% 41.9% 11
Reading Proficiency S 46.9% 1
Science Proficiency >=50% — 11
4-Year Graduation Rate >=90% —

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

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
None offered
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
20 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
18
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
1.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
2
3.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 52 100%

Contact & Location

1545 East NC 108 Hwy

Columbus, NC 28722

Phone: (828)894-2698

http://pcec.polkschools.org

District

Polk County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,031

District enrollment: 2,166

Other Schools in District

Related Data

NCES ID

370372003006

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