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Columbia School District

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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 1,646 (2022-2023)
Schools: 4 (2022-2023)
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Columbia School District is a school district in Mississippi (Marion County). During the 2023 school year, 1,646 students attended one of the district's four schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,534,000 $2,773 23%
Local: $5,957,000 $3,643 30%
State: $9,349,000 $5,718 47%
Total: $19,840,000 $12,135
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $21,584,000 $13,201
Total Current Expenditures: $16,679,000 $10,201
Instructional Expenditures: $9,846,000 $6,022 46%
Student and Staff Support: $1,990,000 $1,217 9%
Administration: $1,655,000 $1,012 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,182,000 $1,946 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $4,551,000 $2,783
Construction: $3,490,000 $2,134
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $354,000 $216

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[2][3]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 39 >=50 25 >=50 21-39 53
2018-2019 48 PS 35 <50 PS <50 62
2017-2018 41 >=50 29 40-59 PS <50 52
2016-2017 33 >=50 21 <50 PS 21-39 44
2015-2016 28 >=50 17 21-39 PS >=50 38
2014-2015 25 >=50 14 <=20 PS <50 35
2013-2014 60 >=50 49 60-79 PS >=50 69
2012-2013 69 >=50 59 60-79 PS 79
2011-2012 64 PS 55 >=80 72
2010-2011 65 >=50 53 >=80 75

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 39 >=50 26 >=50 <50 51
2018-2019 42 >=50 28 40-59 PS >=50 56
2017-2018 40 PS 28 60-79 PS <50 52
2016-2017 35 >=50 22 40-59 PS 21-39 47
2015-2016 30 >=50 17 <50 PS <50 42
2014-2015 28 >=50 18 40-59 PS <50 37
2013-2014 56 >=50 44 60-79 PS >=50 68
2012-2013 63 >=50 52 60-79 PS 75
2011-2012 56 PS 45 60-79 66
2010-2011 53 >=50 39 40-59 66

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 90-94 PS >=90 PS >=90
2018-2019 85-89 PS 80-89 PS >=90
2017-2018 90-94 PS >=90 PS >=90
2016-2017 85-89 80-84 PS >=90
2015-2016 85-89 PS 80-89 PS >=90
2014-2015 85-89 80-84 >=90
2013-2014 85-89 80-89 PS >=90
2012-2013 80-84 70-79 >=90
2011-2012 80-84 70-79 >=90
2010-2011 80-84 75-79 80-89

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Columbia School District had 123.99 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.28.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.20
Kindergarten: 7.92
Elementary: 65.88
Secondary: 34.56
Total: 123.99

Columbia School District employed 6.00 district administrators and 8.07 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.00
District Administrative Support: 8.45
School Administrators: 8.07
School Administrative Support: 10.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 28.71
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.34
Total Guidance Counselors: 4.22
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.22
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.82
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 21.28
Other Support Services: 41.36

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

The Columbia School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

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  • Footnotes

    1. National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. To protect student privacy, percentages were reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five (5) or fewer students were included in a data set, the data was replaced by "PS."
    4. National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    6. National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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