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Columbia, LA
Public School Ratings




Columbia Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Caldwell Parish School District details

Caldwell Parish School District
7112 Hwy 165
Columbia, LA 71418

1,427 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

Caldwell Parish School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Louisiana

4

(10 is best)

Better than 31.9% of all LA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 13.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
38%
30%
44%
15%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Caldwell Parish High School
163 Spartan Drive
Columbia, LA, 71418
09-12
Caldwell Parish Junior High School
114 Trojan Drive
Columbia, LA, 71418
06-08
Columbia Elementary School
205 Church Street
Columbia, LA, 71418
02-03
Grayson Elementary School
5237 Highway 126 East
Grayson, LA, 71435
KG-01
Union Central Elementary School
649 Highway 849
Columbia, LA, 71418
04-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 81.5% 43.7%
Black 15.6% 42.9%
Hispanic 2.7% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.1% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.7%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 66.8% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 63.7% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.1% 4.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,731 $13,886,000 54.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $863 $1,232,000 4.9%
Staff $1,539 $2,196,000 8.7%
General Administration $425 $607,000 2.4%
School Administration $823 $1,175,000 4.6%
Operation $1,363 $1,945,000 7.7%
Transportation $961 $1,372,000 5.4%
Other $494 $705,000 2.8%
Total Support $6,470 $9,232,000 36.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,523 $2,173,000 8.6%
Total Expenditures $17,723 $25,291,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $5,116,487,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $561,266,000 5.5%
Staff $672 $482,832,000 4.7%
General Administration $324 $232,689,000 2.3%
School Administration $813 $583,995,000 5.7%
Operation $1,460 $1,048,151,000 10.2%
Transportation $649 $465,810,000 4.5%
Other $356 $255,444,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,056 $3,630,187,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $1,532,450,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,316 $10,279,124,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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