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Columbia, PA
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.


Columbia Borough Sd School District details

Columbia Borough Sd School District
200 N. Fifth St.
Columbia, PA 17512

1,265 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Columbia Borough Sd School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

2

(10 is best)

Better than 10.1% of all PA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Better than 6.9% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
47%
24%
54%
15%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Columbia High School
901 Ironville Pike
Columbia, PA, 17512
09-12
Columbia Middle School Hill Campus
901 Ironville Pike
Columbia, PA, 17512
07-08
Columbia Middle School Taylor Campus
45 N 9th St
Columbia, PA, 17512
05-06
Park Elementary School
50 S 6th St
Columbia, PA, 17512
KG-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 45.2% 63.7%
Black 8.8% 15.3%
Hispanic 45.5% 15.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 60.5%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 58.9%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 1.6%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,505 $13,289,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,246 $1,576,000 5.7%
Staff $982 $1,242,000 4.5%
General Administration $398 $504,000 1.8%
School Administration $887 $1,122,000 4.1%
Operation $1,724 $2,181,000 7.9%
Transportation $282 $357,000 1.3%
Other $764 $966,000 3.5%
Total Support $6,283 $7,948,000 28.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,057 $6,397,000 23.1%
Total Expenditures $21,845 $27,634,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,410 $19,314,874,000 46.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,181 $1,999,299,000 4.8%
Staff $719 $1,217,944,000 2.9%
General Administration $516 $873,949,000 2.1%
School Administration $874 $1,479,321,000 3.5%
Operation $1,701 $2,880,130,000 6.9%
Transportation $878 $1,485,755,000 3.5%
Other $795 $1,346,625,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,665 $11,283,023,000 26.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,687 $11,320,032,000 27.0%
Total Expenditures $24,762 $41,917,929,000 100.0%
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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