📍 1009 Broad Street, Columbia, Marion County, 39429
Columbia High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Columbia, Marion County. The school has 469 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbia School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Columbia High School enrolls 469 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 47% White and 2.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 228 | 49% |
| White | 221 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
469 of the school's 469 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 469 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.
Columbia High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 MS-30, state senate district 40, state house district 100.
Columbia High School is one of 4 schools in COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in Columbia, Mississippi. The district serves 1,639 students district-wide and employs 123 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 469 students, Columbia High School is close to the district average of about 410 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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