📍 3434 Discoverer Drive, Columbus, Platte County, 68602
Columbus High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Columbus, Platte County. The school has 1,273 pupils enrolled. The Principal is David Hiebner. It is part of the Columbus Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 76.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Columbus High School enrolls 1,273 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 76.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 43% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 656 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 553 | 43% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | <1% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
585 of the school's 1,273 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 438 qualify for free lunch and 147 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 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 NE-10, state senate district 22.
Columbus High School is one of 9 schools in COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in COLUMBUS, Nebraska. The district serves 4,171 students district-wide and employs 256 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,273 students, Columbus High School is larger than the district average of about 463 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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