Tyrrell County Schools
Public
Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade
Public schools for Columbia.
At a glance
462Students enrolled
3Schools
$24,650Spent per student
11:1Student–teacher ratio
98%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Columbia
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs NC
Math proficiency20%
State average 41.9%
Reading / language arts29%
State average 47.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 87.7% · reported as a range, 90–100% (a small group)
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$24,650
per student each year · 89% above the NC average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
568’20
528’21
499’22
463’23
462’24
Students
Black · 34%157
White · 29%133
Hispanic · 28%129
Two or more races · 8%36
Asian · 1%5
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools3 in district
Tyrrell ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 196 students · Columbia
C-PublicColumbia MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 90 students · Columbia
DPublicColumbia HighHigh · Grades 9–13 · 176 students · Columbia
CPublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.