COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL

As an expansive senior high in LAKE CITY, Florida, COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL serves 1,711 students from grades 9 through 12, run under COLUMBIA. Enrollment runs roughly 65% bigger than the state mean of about 1,035.

Across the 16 schools in COLUMBIA (9,815 students total), COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 30% Black, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Columbia County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL shows 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.0:1. The state averages about 23.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Columbia County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.7%; this one delivers 44.8%.

In the area at large, census data for Columbia County shows median household income runs about $59,205, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Columbia County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,815 students), COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SUMMERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 52.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 13% since 2018, when it stood at 1,961 (now 1,711). White enrollment moved from 63% to 54% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 23.0:1 today.

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