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Columbia High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Huntsville, Madison County. The school has 954 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Huntsville City school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 54.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
Columbia High School enrolls 954 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 54.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Black or African American, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 510 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 255 | 27% |
| White | 114 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 14 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
476 of the school's 954 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Columbia High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-50.
Columbia High School is one of 45 schools in Huntsville City, based in Huntsville, Alabama. The district serves 24,222 students district-wide and employs 1,315 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 954 students, Columbia High School is larger than the district average of about 538 students per school.
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