📍 901 Ironville Pike, Columbia, Lancaster County, 17512
Columbia HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Columbia, Lancaster County. The school has 376 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbia Borough SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 72%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Columbia HS enrolls 376 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 9.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 173 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 135 | 36% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 9.6% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 8% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
322 of the school's 376 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 322 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 HS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 36, state house district 98.
Columbia HS is one of 4 schools in Columbia Borough SD, based in Columbia, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,326 students district-wide and employs 97 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 376 students, Columbia HS is close to the district average of about 332 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe