COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL vs JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL

How do these schools compare?

Metric COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
Location Columbia, MS Columbia, MS
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high middle
Enrollment 484 329
Student:Teacher Ratio 15.1:1 13.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 100.0% 100.0%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

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

Metric COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $15,503 $15,503
District COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
White 47.3% 47.4%
African American 47.5% 45.0%
Hispanic or Latino 2.5% 3.0%
Asian 0.6% 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 2.1% 3.3%

Academic Resources & Climate

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

Metric COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
AP Courses Offered 6
Gifted Program No Yes
Counselor Ratio 484:1 329:1
Chronic Absenteeism 42.6% 26.1%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 120 85
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 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 Editorial.