📍 215 Hemlock Street, Columbus, Lowndes County, 39702
Columbus High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Columbus, Lowndes County. The school has 898 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbus Municipal School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 63.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 76%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Columbus High School enrolls 898 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 63.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Black or African American, 3% White and 1.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 848 | 94% |
| White | 27 | 3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
898 of the school's 898 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 898 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.
Columbus High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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-10, state senate district 17, state house district 41.
Columbus High School is one of 9 schools in Columbus Municipal School District, based in Columbus, Mississippi. The district serves 3,011 students district-wide and employs 251 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 898 students, Columbus High School is larger than the district average of about 335 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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