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Columbus, MS
Public School Ratings




Columbus Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Columbus Municipal School Dist School District details

Columbus Municipal School Dist School District
2630 Mc Arthur Drive
Columbus, MS 39705

3,065 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Columbus Municipal School Dist School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Mississippi

3

(10 is best)

Better than 22.1% of all MS school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Better than 3.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
37%
66%
37%
62%
37%
71%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Cmsd Alternative School
1425 10th Ave North
Columbus, MS, 39701
KG-12
Columbus High School
215 Hemlock Street
Columbus, MS, 39702
09-12
Columbus Middle School
175 Highway 373
Columbus, MS, 39705
06-08
Cook Elementary School
2217 N Seventh Street
Columbus, MS, 39705
PK-05
Fairview Elementary School
225 Airline Road
Columbus, MS, 39702
PK-05
Franklin Academy School
501 N Third Avenue
Columbus, MS, 39701
PK-05
Mckellar Vocational Center School
810 N Browder Street
Columbus, MS, 39702
09-12
Sale Elementary School
520 Warpath Road
Columbus, MS, 39702
PK-05
Stokes Beard Elementary School
311 Martin Luther King Dr.
Columbus, MS, 39701
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 3.2% 44.4%
Black 94.4% 48.5%
Hispanic 1.8% 5.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.8%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 73.9%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 67.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 6.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,284 $19,260,000 45.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $716 $2,194,000 5.2%
Staff $894 $2,741,000 6.5%
General Administration $376 $1,153,000 2.7%
School Administration $720 $2,207,000 5.2%
Operation $1,700 $5,209,000 12.3%
Transportation $526 $1,611,000 3.8%
Other $553 $1,696,000 4.0%
Total Support $5,485 $16,811,000 39.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,065 $6,330,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,834 $42,401,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,259 $2,744,497,000 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $631 $276,759,000 5.0%
Staff $536 $235,007,000 4.3%
General Administration $374 $164,183,000 3.0%
School Administration $636 $278,872,000 5.1%
Operation $1,134 $497,098,000 9.0%
Transportation $515 $226,042,000 4.1%
Other $354 $155,392,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,181 $1,833,353,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,150 $942,667,000 17.1%
Total Expenditures $12,589 $5,520,517,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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