Columbia Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Columbia, North Carolina

Columbia Middle in Columbia, North Carolina enrolled 90 students in 2024-25 with 8.8 full-time teachers, 10.3 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

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

Enrollment fell 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 15%

111 students in 2022-23, 92 students in 2023-24, 90 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 7.6 to 8.8.

Students enrolled at Columbia Middle by school year2022-23: 111, 2023-24: 92, 2024-25: 900501001502022-231112023-24922024-2590
Students enrolled at Columbia Middle by school year2022-23: 111, 2023-24: 92, 2024-25: 900501001502022-231112023-24922024-2590
Students enrolled at Columbia Middle by school year2022-23: 111, 2023-24: 92, 2024-25: 900501001502022-231112023-24922024-2590
Students enrolled at Columbia Middle by school year2022-23: 111, 2023-24: 92, 2024-25: 900501001502022-231112023-24922024-2590
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231117.614.6
2023-24928.810.5
2024-25908.810.3

10.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 99 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools

Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Columbia Middle 10.3; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherColumbia Middle 10.3state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Columbia Middle 10.3; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherColumbia Middle 10.3state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Columbia Middle 10.3; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherColumbia Middle 10.3state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Columbia Middle 10.3; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherColumbia Middle 10.3state median 16.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 123 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Columbia Middle enrolled 123 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 31 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 123 of the 123 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions31
  • Chronically absent36.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

34.4% of students were Black, 28.9% Hispanic, 27.8% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black34.4%
  2. Hispanic28.9%
  3. White27.8%
  4. Two or more races8.9%

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.

What to look at next about Columbia Middle

  1. Perquimans County MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 24 miles away: 387 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).24 mi
  2. River Road MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 25 miles away: 414 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).25 mi
  3. Compare Columbia Middle with Perquimans County MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Tyrrell County Schools spends per student$23,232 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,232
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaColumbia Middle is the number 467 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#467 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher10.3 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.10.3:1
  7. 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 Middle

  1. How many students attend Columbia Middle?
    90 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 111 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Columbia, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Columbia Middle?
    10.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Columbia Middle a Title I school?
    Columbia Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Columbia Middle in?
    Tyrrell County Schools, NCES district ID 3704590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370459002650 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
  • 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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