Total enrollment
9,508
-297 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
19 schools in COLUMBIA
Florida · 9,815 students · 2 cities
Looking at the COLUMBIA system: 19 public K-12 schools serving approximately 9,815 students inside Florida, averaging 517 per school.
4-year change in COLUMBIA
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
-1 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How COLUMBIA ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Florida | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #30 of 63 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,815 | #41 of 70 | #944 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 16 | #40 of 70 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #42 of 70 | #7,695 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 55.5% | #20 of 70 | #3,396 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #40 of 68 | #1,729 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside COLUMBIA
State test results across the district's 14 scored schools run from BELMONT ACADEMY at 82.5% proficient to FIVE POINTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 40.4%, a gap of 42.2 points. That is the 34th widest gap among 62 Florida districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL | Lake City | High | 09-12 | 1,711 |
| FORT WHITE HIGH SCHOOL | Fort White | High | 06-12 | 1,101 |
| BELMONT ACADEMY | Lake City | Combined | PK-12 | 828 |
| LAKE CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL | Lake City | Middle | 07-08 | 809 |
| WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Lake City | Elementary | PK-05 | 695 |
| EASTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Lake City | Elementary | PK-05 | 655 |
| FORT WHITE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Fort White | Elementary | PK-05 | 644 |
| MELROSE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Lake City | Elementary | PK-05 | 635 |
| COLUMBIA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Lake City | Elementary | PK-05 | 585 |
| SUMMERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Lake City | Elementary | PK-05 | 492 |
| RICHARDSON SIXTH GRADE ACADEMY | Lake City | Middle | 06-06 | 455 |
| PINEMOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Lake City | Elementary | PK-05 | 448 |
| FIVE POINTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Lake City | Elementary | PK-05 | 349 |
| NIBLACK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Lake City | Elementary | PK-05 | 307 |
| PATHWAYS ACADEMY | Lake City | High | 06-12 | 94 |
| PREK ESE | Lake City | Elementary | PK-PK | 7 |
| COLUMBIA VIRTUAL FRANCHISE | Lake City | High | 06-12 | 0 |
| COLUMBIA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM | Lake City | Combined | KG-12 | 0 |
| COLUMBIA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED) | Lake City | High | 09-12 | 0 |
About COLUMBIA
As a low-population district in Florida, COLUMBIA educates 9,815 students across 19 schools.
For a sense of the school types, COLUMBIA is built around 10 elementary, 2 middle, 5 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, COLUMBIA runs about 517 students per school, 27% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 705.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 3%: 9,805 students in SY 2020-21 versus 9,508 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, COLUMBIA lost 1 school, going from 16 to 15.
In the discussion threads here, the community for COLUMBIA discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.