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Waccamaw Academy (Closed 2010)

Po Box 507
Whiteville, NC 28472

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School Facts

Grades Offered

Grades Nursery/Preschool-12

Students By Grade

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Distribution of Students By Grade

Grade	Waccamaw Academy
Pre-K	6
Kind	3
1	1
2	5
3	5
4	8
5	20
6	6
7	10
8	18
9	8
10	11
11	9
12	12

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Student Body

Total Students

122 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

11%

State avg.: 24%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

16 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

8:1

National avg.: 11:1

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

School Notes

Waccamaw Academy is an independent, co-educational, non-discriminatory, state approved day school.
The academy offers rewarding and challenging opportunities for students begining with a pre-school program for four year-olds and up through the twelfth grade.
Our school enviornment encourages parental, faculty, and community involvement demonstrating a sence of home and the family.
Waccamaw Academy believes in a positive approach to learning in a disciplined, yet friendly atmosphere that encourages creative thinking, development of self-esteem, and nuturance of potentials.
Waccamaw Academy is committed to the well being of each student physically, socially, and emotionally, through a program that promotes physical activity, encourages respect for other, and provides oportunities for healthy social growth and maturity.

Waccamaw Academy is an independent, co-educational, non-discriminatory, state approved day school.
The academy offers rewarding and challenging opportunities for students begining with a pre-school program for four year-olds and up through the twelfth grade.
Our school enviornment encourages parental, faculty, and community involvement demonstrating a sence of home and the family.
Waccamaw Academy believes in a positive approach to learning in a disciplined, yet friendly atmosphere that encourages creative thinking, development of self-esteem, and nuturance of potentials.
Waccamaw Academy is committed to the well being of each student physically, socially, and emotionally, through a program that promotes physical activity, encourages respect for other, and provides oportunities for healthy social growth and maturity.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the application deadline for Waccamaw Academy?

The application deadline for Waccamaw Academy is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

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