Summary
Whiteville High, a public high school in Whiteville, NC, serves 639 students in grades 9–12 within the Whiteville City Schools district. The district ranks near the North Carolina median, and Whiteville High itself ranks 295th out of 662 high schools, placing it in the 55th percentile with a 3-star rating. About 99.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, yet the graduation rate is 90.3%, above the state average of 88.8%.
Among traditional high schools in the area, Whiteville is the strongest all-around performer by state rank. It outranks East Bladen High, South Columbus High, West Columbus High, and East Columbus Junior-Senior High. On state tests, Whiteville exceeds state averages in Biology, English II, and especially Math III, where 84.4% of students are proficient versus 68.9% statewide. However, Math I lags at 37.2%, below the state’s 42.1%. The student-teacher ratio rose sharply to 22.1, far above neighboring schools. Chronic absenteeism is a serious and growing problem, climbing from 14.2% in 2020–21 to 37.0% in 2024–25, well above the state’s 24.2%.
Whiteville’s outlook is positive yet fragile. Its state ranking improved from the 33rd percentile in 2022–23 to the 55th, and Math III proficiency has more than doubled since then. But Math I progress is slow, and special education outcomes have been volatile, swinging from the 95th percentile in 2023–24 to the 27th in 2025–26. Nearby Columbus Career and College Academy posts higher test scores, but Whiteville matches it in Math III. Given the very high poverty rate, rising absenteeism, and an elevated student-teacher ratio, the school’s recent gains will likely depend on better attendance support and stronger early-math instruction.
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