📍 180 Northstar Dr, Columbus, Muscogee County, 31907
Dawson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbus, Muscogee County. The school has 309 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Muscogee County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Dawson Elementary School enrolls 309 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Black or African American, 7.8% Two or more races and 4.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 259 | 84% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 7.8% |
| White | 13 | 4.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 4.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
298 of the school's 309 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 298 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dawson Elementary 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 GA-20, state senate district 15, state house district 136.
Dawson Elementary School is one of 53 schools in Muscogee County, based in Columbus, Georgia. The district serves 29,362 students district-wide and employs 2,006 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 309 students, Dawson Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 554 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
Browse live education vacancies at or near Dawson Elementary School.
Find vacancies →