Total enrollment
9,508
-679 (-7%) vs SY 2017-18
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 campus.
7-year change in COLUMBIA
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
-4 (-21%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
58%
was 64%
% Hispanic
11%
was 7%
% Black
22%
was 22%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| 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 campus, 27% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 705.
Trend over the past 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 7%: 10,187 students in SY 2017-18 versus 9,508 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, COLUMBIA lost 4 schools, going from 19 to 15. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 64% to 58% over the same window.
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.