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Columbus, NE
Public School Ratings




Columbus 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.


Columbus Public Schools School District details

Columbus Public Schools School District
2508 27 Th St
Columbus, NE 68602

4,145 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Columbus Public Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Nebraska

1

(10 is best)

Better than 3.2% of all NE school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 25.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
41%
57%
40%
57%
43%
56%
41%
57%
40%
57%
43%
56%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Centennial Elementary School
500 Centennial St
Columbus, NE, 68602
PK-04
Columbus High School
3434 Discoverer Drive
Columbus, NE, 68602
09-12
Columbus Middle School
2200 26 Th St
Columbus, NE, 68602
05-08
Emerson Elementary School
2410 20 Th St
Columbus, NE, 68602
PK-04
Kramer Education Center School
2410 16 Th Street
Columbus, NE, 68602
PK-PK
Lost Creek Elementary School
3772 33 Rd Ave
Columbus, NE, 68602
PK-04
North Park Elementary School
2200 31 St St
Columbus, NE, 68602
PK-04
Pathways Beyond/early Steps To Success Building School
2508 27 Th Street
Columbus, NE, 68602
PK-PK
West Park Elementary School
4100 Adamy St
Columbus, NE, 68602
PK-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 45.1% 64.8%
Black 2.0% 6.9%
Hispanic 51.3% 23.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 3.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 1.5%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 56.8% 31.3%
Free lunch eligible 45.5% 25.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.3% 6.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,388 $30,625,000 53.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,034 $4,287,000 7.4%
Staff $662 $2,744,000 4.8%
General Administration $147 $611,000 1.1%
School Administration $604 $2,503,000 4.3%
Operation $817 $3,385,000 5.9%
Transportation $185 $767,000 1.3%
Other $684 $2,834,000 4.9%
Total Support $4,133 $17,131,000 29.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,376 $9,847,000 17.1%
Total Expenditures $13,897 $57,603,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,816 $2,901,830,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $756 $248,943,000 4.5%
Staff $420 $138,406,000 2.5%
General Administration $354 $116,476,000 2.1%
School Administration $709 $233,502,000 4.2%
Operation $1,287 $423,709,000 7.7%
Transportation $406 $133,637,000 2.4%
Other $810 $266,626,000 4.8%
Total Support $4,743 $1,561,299,000 28.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,263 $1,074,139,000 19.4%
Total Expenditures $16,822 $5,537,268,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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