Polk County High School (Polk County Schools SCH DIST.), North Carolina - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Polk County High School is a High in Columbus, NC. It currently serves 593 students (grades 09-12). The school is part of the Polk County Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Polk County Schools School District and all schools in North Carolina.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: High
Number of Students:593
Number of Teachers: 42
Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.10

Location Info

Location: 1681 East NC 108 Hwy, Columbus, NC 28722
Mailing Address: 1681 East NC 108 Hwy, Columbus, NC 28722-9757
Phone: (828)894-2525
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 167
Grade 11 138
Grade 12 126
Grade 9 162
Gender/Sex of Polk County High School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 302 50.93
Female 291 49.07
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Polk County High School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.17
Black or African American 33 5.57
Hispanic/Latino 91 15.35
Two or more races 27 4.55
White 441 74.37
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 16 5.30
Hispanic/Latino 45 14.90
Two or more races 8 2.65
White 233 77.15
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.34
Black or African American 17 5.84
Hispanic/Latino 46 15.81
Two or more races 19 6.53
White 208 71.48

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 13 7.78
Hispanic/Latino 30 17.96
Two or more races 10 5.99
White 114 68.26
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 4 2.90
Hispanic/Latino 18 13.04
Two or more races 3 2.17
White 113 81.88
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.79
Black or African American 8 6.35
Hispanic/Latino 14 11.11
Two or more races 9 7.14
White 94 74.60
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 8 4.94
Hispanic/Latino 29 17.90
Two or more races 5 3.09
White 120 74.07