Columbia Central High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Columbia, Tennessee

Columbia Central High School in Columbia, Tennessee enrolled 1,401 students in 2024-25. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 6% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Tennessee: 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 78% (Tennessee: 87.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2023-24; full-time teachers rose 14%

1,474 students in 2022-23, 1,409 students in 2023-24. Full-time teachers went from 72.8 to 82.8.

Students enrolled at Columbia Central High School by school year2022-23: 1,474, 2023-24: 1,40905001k1.5k2022-231,4742023-241,409
Students enrolled at Columbia Central High School by school year2022-23: 1,474, 2023-24: 1,40905001k1.5k2022-231,4742023-241,409
Students enrolled at Columbia Central High School by school year2022-23: 1,474, 2023-24: 1,40905001k1.5k2022-231,4742023-241,409
Students enrolled at Columbia Central High School by school year2022-23: 1,474, 2023-24: 1,40905001k1.5k2022-231,4742023-241,409
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,47472.820.2
2023-241,40982.817.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.

10 AP courses and one counselor per 316 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Columbia Central High School enrolled 1,423 students and had 4.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 155 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses10
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.5, one per 316 of the 1,423 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions155
  • Chronically absent37.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

44.0% of students were White, 27.6% Black, 23.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White44.0%
  2. Black27.6%
  3. Hispanic23.0%
  4. Two or more races3.9%
  5. Asian1.2%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Columbia Central High School scored proficient or above: 6% in math, against 34.3% in math across Tennessee. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Tennessee, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtTennessee
Math6%26% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

78% of the 340 students in Columbia Central High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Tennessee. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtTennessee
Four-year graduation rate78%81%87.3%
Students in the class34084471,510

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Columbia

3 public high schools in Columbia report 2024-25 enrollment; Columbia Central High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Columbia Central High School1,40120.2not reported
Spring Hill High School90718.0not reported
Virtual Academy of Maury County5711.6not reported

All public schools in Columbia →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Columbia Central High School

  1. Virtual Academy of Maury CountyThe nearest public high school, 2.8 miles away: 57 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  2. Mt Pleasant High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 8.8 miles away: 374 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).8.8 mi
  3. Compare Columbia Central High School with Virtual Academy of Maury CountyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Maury County Public Schools spends per student$11,129 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,129
  5. The largest public schools in TennesseeColumbia Central High School is the number 62 by size of 384 Tennessee high schools open in 2024-25.#62 of 384
  6. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Columbia Central High School

  1. How many students attend Columbia Central High School?
    1,401 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,474 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Columbia, TN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Columbia Central High School?
    20.2 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Columbia Central High School a Title I school?
    Columbia Central High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Columbia Central High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Columbia Central High School scored proficient or above: 6% in math, against 34.3% in math across Tennessee. Tennessee's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Columbia Central High School?
    78% of the 340 students in Columbia Central High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Tennessee. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Columbia Central High School in?
    Maury County Public Schools, NCES district ID 4702760. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 470276000964 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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