Editing Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina (section)

==Education==
East Columbus High School is located at 32 Gator lane, Lake Waccamaw. Founded in 1992, East Columbus High School receives students from the Lake Waccamaw, [[Riegelwood, North Carolina|Riegelwood]], [[Delco, North Carolina|Delco]], and [[Hallsboro, North Carolina|Hallsboro]] residential areas. It incorporates students from the Acme-Delco and Hallsboro Middle Schools. The school has a total of 449 students enrolled with a 14-1 student to teacher ratio. East Columbus high has a graduation rate of 85 percent. The school's mascot is the [[Alligator|Gator]]. Professional basketball player [[Boubacar Aw]] attended his senior year of high school at East Columbus.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wect.com/2019/06/22/boubacar-aw-success-story-off-court-with-jon-evans-podcast/|title=Boubacar Aw: A success story on and off the court ("1on1 with Jon Evans" podcast)|author=Evans, Jon|website=wect.com|publisher=[[WECT]]|date=June 22, 2019|access-date=April 7, 2020}}</ref>

Lake Waccamaw has a charter school called Flemington Academy.<ref name=":7" /> Flemington Academy is partnered with the Boy and Girls Homes of North Carolina. Flemington Academy has a total of 83 students enrolled with a 6:11 student to teacher ratio. It serves grades from 6–12 with a graduation rate of 79 percent. The Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina is the only private boarding school in the county. The Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina is a private boarding school that strives to provide a good education for students age of 6–21 years old who have experienced trauma or been victims of violence.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=https://www.countyoffice.org/boys-and-girls-homes-of-north-carolina-inc-lake-waccamaw-nc-219/|title=Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina, Inc. in Lake Waccamaw North Carolina|website=www.countyoffice.org|language=en|access-date=April 10, 2019}}</ref> Lake Waccamaw doesn't have any elementary schools, but Columbus County does offer elementary schools in the town Hallsboro which is close. The closest college near Lake Waccamaw is called [[Southeastern Community College (North Carolina)|Southeastern Community College]] which is only 15 miles away from the town.