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CTE · Grades 9–12
Columbus High School
215 Hemlock St, Columbus, MS 39702
Grades
9–13
High
Students
865
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Columbus Municipal School District
Lowndes County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 199 Mississippi high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Mississippi high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Columbus High School
Columbus High School is a public high school in Columbus, Mississippi, serving grades 9–13. It is part of Columbus Municipal School District. The school is located in a remote town in Lowndes County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 865 students were enrolled, with about 11.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Mississippi high school (12.6 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 199 Mississippi high schools.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–13
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 865 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.7 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Remote
- School district
- Columbus Municipal School District
- County
- Lowndes County
- NCES school ID
- 280120000154
Schools near Columbus High School
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CTE · Grades 9–12
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Public · Grades 9–12 · 787 students
West Lowndes High School
Public · Grades 7–12 · 206 students
Caledonia High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 640 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.