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Columbus High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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

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School Overview

Address
3434 Discoverer Drive
Columbus, NE 68602
Phone
(402) 563-7050
District
COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
County
PLATTE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1295
Classroom Teachers
77

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Nebraska

3

(10 is best)

Better than 25.2% of all NE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Columbus High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
44%
36%
46%
38%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
16
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 303 23.4%
Grade 10 329 25.4%
Grade 11 308 23.8%
Grade 12 355 27.4%
Total 1295 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 48.4% 45.1% 64.8%
Black 1.6% 2.0% 6.9%
Hispanic 48.4% 51.3% 23.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 0.8% 3.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.9% 1.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 53.4% 56.8% 31.3%
Free lunch eligible 42.5% 45.5% 25.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.8% 11.3% 6.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 25,861 1,978,379
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 434.5 26
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.9% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.7% 21.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.0% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.2% 23.4%
65 OR OLDER 17.2% 16.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 10,113 786,885
Single Parent Households With Children 10.3% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.4% 92.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.2% 34.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.3% 17.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.3% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.3% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.1% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.0% 15.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.4% 10.0%
$15,000 or less 6.7% 7.6%

Education 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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