Columbia School District (Mississippi)

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Columbia School District
Address
613 Wildcat Way
Columbia
, Mississippi, 39429
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12 [1]
NCES District ID 2801170 [1]
Students and staff
Students1,635 [1]
Teachers117.06 [1]
Staff112.8 [1]
Student–teacher ratio13.97 [1]
Other information
Website www.columbiaschools.org
School district annex Columbia School District Office Annex.jpg
School district annex
Columbia High School Columbia High School MS.jpg
Columbia High School

The Columbia School District is a public school district based in Columbia, Mississippi (USA). Superintendent is Mr. Jason Harris. He has served since 2017, he is formerly the principal of Tupelo High School. Dr. Otha Belcher serves as the Director of Operations in the capacity of an assistant superintendent. He is known for his controversial years as the superintendent of the Cleveland School District 2019-2022, which he was dismissed from in the Fall of 2022.

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Schools

Demographics

2006–07 school year

There were a total of 1,895 students enrolled in the Columbia School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 51% female and 49% male. The racial makeup of the district was 49.23% African American, 49.18% White, 1.11% Asian, 0.42% Hispanic, and 0.05% Native American. [2] 67.1% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch. [3]

Previous school years

School YearEnrollmentGender MakeupRacial Makeup
FemaleMaleAsianAfrican
American		HispanicNative
American		White
2005–06 [2] 1,91951%49%0.88%50.18%0.36%–48.57%
2004–05 [2] 1,90050%50%0.84%48.42%0.37%0.11%50.26%
2003–04 [2] 1,87350%50%0.69%47.30%0.37%0.05%51.58%
2002–03 [4] 1,86348%52%0.64%45.14%0.48%0.05%53.68%

Accountability statistics

2006-07 [5] 2005-06 [6] 2004-05 [7] 2003-04 [8] 2002-03 [9]
District Accreditation StatusAccreditedAccreditedAccreditedAccreditedAccredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools01111
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools43230
Level 3 (Successful) Schools00103
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools00000
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools00000
Not Assigned00000

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Mississippi Assessment and Accountability Reporting System". Office of Research and Statistics, Mississippi Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 23, 2007.
  3. ↑ "2006-07 State, District, and School Enrollment by Race/Gender with Poverty Data" (XLS). Mississippi Department of Education. January 16, 2008. Retrieved May 17, 2008.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Mississippi Report Card for 2002-2003". Office of Educational Accountability, Mississippi Department of Education. September 2, 2004. Archived from the original on August 12, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
  5. ↑ "2007 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 13, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
  6. ↑ "2006 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 6, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2007.
  7. ↑ "2005 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 9, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2006. Retrieved May 24, 2007.
  8. ↑ "2004 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. September 26, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2007.
  9. ↑ "2003 Results" (PDF). Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. Mississippi Department of Education. November 21, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2006. Retrieved May 24, 2007.


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