📍 1421 Austin St, Columbus, Colorado County, 78934
Columbus Alternative School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Columbus, Colorado County. The school has 12 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sheila Prause. It is part of the Columbus Isd school district. It serves grades 10–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Columbus Alternative School enrolls 12 students across grades 10–12. The student body is 67% male and 33% female. A teaching staff of 1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White and 33% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 8 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 33% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
6 of the school's 12 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 6 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 Alternative School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 18, state house district 13.
Columbus Alternative School is one of 4 schools in COLUMBUS ISD, based in COLUMBUS, Texas. The district serves 1,659 students district-wide and employs 120 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 12 students, Columbus Alternative School is smaller than the district average of about 415 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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