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Columbia School District

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Columbia School District is located in south Mississippi. Columbia School District has 66.25 square miles of land area and 1.39 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Columbia School District population is 10,418. Columbia School District median household income is $26,454 in 2010-2014. Columbia School District median house value is $87,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Columbia School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(62 out of 148, top 42%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	10,418 (2010-2014), rank #98
Population Growth	2.71% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	154.01/sq mi, rank #31
Median Household Income:	$26,454 at 2010-2014—-19.32% increase since 2005-2009, rank #130
Median House Price:	$87,400 at 2010-2014—1.16% increase since 2005-2009, rank #49
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	66.25 sq mi, rank #125
Water Area:	1.39 sq mi (2.06%), rank #85
State:	Mississippi
County:	Marion County
City:	Columbia
Zip:	39429

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Columbia School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

613 Bryan Ave

Columbia MS, 39429, Marion County

Phone: 601-736-2366

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,814	1,826	1,841	1,801	1,835	1,839	1,897
English Language Learner Students:	0	5	20	3	5	23	6
Total Teachers:	113.05	111.21	108.85	107.46	103.71	118.70	118.90
Prekindergarten:	0.67	0.49	0.36	0.00	2.00	2.10	2.30
Kindergarten:	6.62	7.60	7.85	7.26	7.08	6.70	7.40
Elementary:	55.66	54.29	52.82	50.81	47.14	55.70	52.80
Secondary:	36.70	34.38	32.14	33.83	31.89	38.10	39.40
Ungraded:	13.40	14.45	15.68	15.56	15.60	16.10	17.00
Total Other Staff:	130.47	144.97	138.46	139.55	170.20	169.50	173.70
Instructional Aides:	14.81	16.77	22.83	24.00	49.76	47.90	52.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	1.25	1.00	1.50	1.50	1.50	2.50	2.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.70	4.80	4.68	4.68	4.72	8.40	4.90
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.70	1.80	1.68	1.68	1.72	1.20	2.90
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	4.20	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.68	3.11	3.33	3.70	3.61	3.50	3.50
Library/Media Support:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	1.90
District Administrators:	5.75	6.00	6.00	6.42	7.42	6.50	6.10
District Administrative Support:	8.50	8.50	8.50	10.00	10.37	10.10	10.40
School Administrators:	7.00	7.00	6.50	7.00	7.00	6.50	7.00
School Administrative Support:	12.00	12.50	11.95	9.00	10.00	10.70	10.00
Student Support Services:	13.19	18.42	16.41	15.35	14.33	13.80	11.70
Other Support Services:	59.59	65.87	55.76	56.90	59.49	57.60	63.70
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.05	16.42	16.91	16.76	17.69	15.49	15.95

Schools

Columbia Elementary	Grade 4 to Grade 5	401 Mary St, Columbia MS 39429
Columbia High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1009 Broad St, Columbia MS 39429
Columbia Primary	Kindergarten to Grade 3	501 Dale St, Columbia MS 39429
Jefferson Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	611 Owens St, Columbia MS 39429

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCT2 Test
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.6	149.3
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.2	148.7
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.9	149
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.6	149.8
2012	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.4	150.2
2013	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.2	151
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.2	150.6
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.9	151
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	156.9	152.1
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.7	153.3
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.7	154.1
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.2	154.2
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.6	148.8
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.8	149.2
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148	149.5
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.8	149.6
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.4	151
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.8	151.8
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.2	150.5
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.7	151.1
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.8	151.5
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.4	151.7
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.3	152.8
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.5	154.1
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.7	148.5
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.7	148.7
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.5	148.8
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.8	148.9
2012	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.9	149.9
2013	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152	150.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.7	149.8
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.7	150.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.1	151.3
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.2	151.4
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155	152.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.6	153.2
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.7	147.6
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.6	148.8
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.1	149.4
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150	149.8
2012	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.8	150.3
2013	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	155.7	150.7
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.3	149.3
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.6	149.9
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.2	150.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.1	150.6
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.5	151.3
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	154.2	152.4
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.6	147
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146	147.8
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150	149.7
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.8	149.9
2012	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.4	150.7
2013	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.2	151.4
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.1	148.7
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.6	150.1
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.5	151.1
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.1	152.1
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.1	152.3
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.1	153.1
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.2	146.6
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.8	147.8
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.8	147.8
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.4	149.1
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.1	149.9
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	153.8	150
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.4	148.3
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.5	149.6
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.4	151.5
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.2	153.2
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.6	153.7
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.1	154.6
MST Test
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	37.7%	40.8%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	30.9%	42.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	61%	44.9%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	49.6%	53.6%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	60.7%	63.1%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	45.8%	39.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	32.6%	40%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	39.8%	42.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	48.1%	56.4%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	67.7%	64.0%
SATP2 Test
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	90%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	88.7%	91.6%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	86.2%	91%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	94.4%	90.8%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	78.6%	71%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	77.8%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	92.6%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	97.3%	85.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	93.8%	81.9%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	95%	85.2%
2004	Biology I	End of course	% met std	91.6%	89.2%
2005	Biology I	End of course	% met std	90.5%	91.8%
2006	Biology I	End of course	% met std	92.6%	93.3%
2007	Biology I	End of course	% met std	94.9%	92.2%
2008	Biology I	End of course	% met std	95.2%	87.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	91.8%	87.6%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	92.9%	86.2%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	76.4%	74.7%
2013	Biology I	End of course	% met std	82.6%	78.5%
2004	English II	End of course	% met std	82.6%	83.1%
2005	English II	End of course	% met std	80%	82.8%
2006	English II	End of course	% met std	75.6%	78.1%
2007	English II	End of course	% met std	83.1%	77.2%
2008	English II	End of course	% met std	65.8%	69.7%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	68.8%	69%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	73.5%	68%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	71.7%	71.8%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	76.9%	73.1%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	71.4%	73%
2004	US History	End of course	% met std	98.1%	95.7%
2005	US History	End of course	% met std	94.1%	96.4%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	99%	95.9%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	93.5%	93.9%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	100%	94.3%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	98%	96.9%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	97.2%	93%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	98%	93%
2012	US History	End of course	% met std	75.9%	72.9%
2013	US History	End of course	% met std	84.3%	81.3%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$17,036,000	$9,254		$16,642,000	$9,240		$20,210,000	$11,014
Federal:	$3,281,000	$1,782	19.3%	$3,785,000	$2,102	22.7%	$6,960,000	$3,793	34.4%
State:	$8,326,000	$4,523	48.9%	$7,921,000	$4,398	47.6%	$7,921,000	$4,317	39.2%
Local:	$5,429,000	$2,949	31.9%	$4,936,000	$2,741	29.7%	$5,329,000	$2,904	26.4%
Total Expenditures:	$15,331,000	$8,328		$17,134,000	$9,514		$17,554,000	$9,566
Total Current Expenditures:	$14,544,000	$7,900		$14,193,000	$7,881		$15,319,000	$8,348
Instructional Expenditures:	$8,358,000	$4,540	57.5%	$7,734,000	$4,294	54.5%	$8,745,000	$4,766	57.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,849,000	$1,004	12.7%	$2,018,000	$1,120	14.2%	$1,911,000	$1,041	12.5%
Administration:	$1,550,000	$842	10.7%	$1,539,000	$855	10.8%	$1,621,000	$883	10.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,787,000	$1,514	19.2%	$2,902,000	$1,611	20.4%	$3,042,000	$1,658	19.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$496,000	$269		$2,582,000	$1,434		$1,896,000	$1,033
Construction:	$136,000	$74		$2,252,000	$1,250		$947,000	$516
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$291,000	$158		$359,000	$199		$339,000	$185

Total Salary:	$9,085,000	$4,935		$8,733,000	$4,849		$9,503,000	$5,179
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$5,689,000	$3,090	62.6%	$5,085,000	$2,823	58.2%	$5,788,000	$3,154	60.9%
Other Salary:	$3,396,000	$1,845	37.4%	$3,648,000	$2,026	41.8%	$3,715,000	$2,025	39.1%
Total Benefit:	$2,729,000	$1,482		$2,731,000	$1,516		$2,984,000	$1,626
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,632,000	$886	59.8%	$1,605,000	$891	58.8%	$1,818,000	$991	60.9%
Other Benefit:	$1,097,000	$596	40.2%	$1,126,000	$625	41.2%	$1,166,000	$635	39.1%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	46.9%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	47.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	20.8%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	18.8%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	28.1%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	26.0%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	6.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,653.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,929.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$36,107.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$40,918.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$47,951.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$51,776.0

* Columbia School District was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.