Caledonia High School vs Columbus High School

How do these schools compare?

Metric Caledonia High School Columbus High School
Location Caledonia, MS Columbus, MS
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 640 865
Student:Teacher Ratio 12.6:1 11.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 31.4% 99.8%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No Yes

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Caledonia High School Columbus High School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $11,059 $13,944
District Lowndes Co School Dist Columbus Municipal School District

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Caledonia High School Columbus High School
White 72.2% 2.1%
African American 16.3% 94.0%
Hispanic or Latino 5.8% 2.7%
Asian 0.5% 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 5.3% 0.5%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Caledonia High School Columbus High School
AP Courses Offered 7 1
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 641:1 314:1
Chronic Absenteeism 23.9% 48.1%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 11 240
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.