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Columbus High School

Regular School · Columbus, MS

Columbus High School is a regular school school in Columbus, Mississippi, serving grades 09–13 with 865 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.7:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 13
Enrollment
865
Teachers (FTE)
74.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
11.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 813 94%
Hispanic/Latino 23 3%
White 18 2%
Asian 7 1%
Two or more races 4 0%
Total enrollment 865 454M / 411F

English Language Learners: 10 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 10.0% -25.7pp 35.7% 291
Reading Proficiency 16.0% -19.3pp 35.3% 243
Science Proficiency 28.0% 261
4-Year Graduation Rate 83.0%

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (1)
4 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
None offered
SAT/ACT Takers
268
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
306
35.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
357
41.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 865 100%

Contact & Location

215 Hemlock St

Columbus, MS 39702

Phone: (662)241-7200

http://www.columbuscityschools.org/o/chs

District

COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DIST

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,491

District enrollment: 3,090

NCES ID

280120000154

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD