📍 124 S High School Avenue, Columbus, Cherokee County, 66725
Columbus Junior High and High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Columbus, Cherokee County. The school has 423 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbus school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Columbus Junior High and High School enrolls 423 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 33.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 6.4% Two or more races and 4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 363 | 86% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 6.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 13 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
209 of the school's 423 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 182 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Columbus Junior High and High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 KS-20, state senate district 13, state house district 1.
Columbus Junior High and High School is one of 4 schools in Columbus, based in Columbus, Kansas. The district serves 994 students district-wide and employs 70 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 423 students, Columbus Junior High and High School is larger than the district average of about 249 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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