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Enrollment
1,161
High
DISTRICT 1,000 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSCOGEE COUNTY·NCES 130387001406
Columbus High School
1700 Cherokee Ave, Columbus, GA 31906 · (706) 748-2534 · Muscogee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,161 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
240 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 305 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 293 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 266 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 297 | 26% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
91.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 14 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.5% |
| 2023-24 | 97.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.4% |
| 2021-22 | 77.7% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
90.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 91% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 67% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Georgia's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Columbus High School
Columbus High School's state test result (90.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus High School this school | 1,161 | 20.7% | 90.5% |
| McIntosh High School Peachtree City | 1,762 | 19.0% | 79.6% |
| Lakeside High School Evans | 1,861 | 30.4% | 57.2% |
| Mill Creek High School Hoschton | 2,782 | 29.7% | 61.3% |
| Milton High School Alpharetta | 1,999 | 17.2% | 67.1% |
| Savannah Arts Academy Savannah | 801 | 19.6% | 64.9% |
Matched among Georgia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Columbus High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Muscogee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 90.5% | #3 of 411 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.5% | #3 of 417 ▼ 1 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,161 | #222 of 480 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #386 of 413 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.4% | #11 of 413 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.7% | #400 of 425 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #81 of 168 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,161
-62 (-5%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 1,114
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 19.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,161 | 61 | 19.0:1 | 21% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 1,131 | 61 | 18.5:1 | 29% (330) |
| 2022-23 | 1,131 | 61 | 18.5:1 | 18% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 1,223 | 62 | 19.7:1 | 14% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 1,286 | 61.6 | 20.9:1 | 21% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 1,269 | 60 | 21.1:1 | 21% (267) |
| 2010-11 | 1,401 | 74 | 18.9:1 | 17% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 1,211 | 69 | 17.6:1 | 19% (227) |
| 1990-91 | 1,114 | 71 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbus High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,286 to 1,161); teachers down 1% (61.6 to 61).
About Columbus High School
Columbus High School runs as a medium-sized high school in Columbus, Georgia. The school enrolls 1,161 students, from grades 9 through 12.
Across its 54 schools, Muscogee County enrolls 30,091 students. Columbus High School is one of those schools.
Columbus High School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 41%. Smaller groups are 22% Black, 16% Asian, 13% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. The county population is about 38% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 73%, meaning two students picked at random have a 73% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.0:1, with 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Columbus High School is 21%. Across public schools in Muscogee County, the average is 86%.
A school in Georgia with Columbus High School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 66.7%. Columbus High School scores 90.5%.
In Muscogee County (population about 203,711), the median household income is $58,073, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Columbus High School is one of 57 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Columbus High School is Wynnton Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 90.5% is above the 33.2% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment decrease, from 1,223 in 2020-21 to 1,161 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Muscogee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
203,711
Census ACS
Median income
$58,073
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
30,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Muscogee County
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Shaw High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Hardaway High SchoolHigh · 1,067 students
- Jordan Vocational High SchoolHigh · 1,040 students
- Spencer High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- Carver High SchoolHigh · 887 students
Other schools in Columbus
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Shaw High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Hardaway High SchoolHigh · 1,067 students
- Jordan Vocational High SchoolHigh · 1,040 students
- Spencer High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- Carver High SchoolHigh · 887 students
Other Columbus High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Columbus High. Columbus High School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOLCOLUMBUS, NE · 1,337 students
- Columbus High SchoolColumbus, MS · 865 students
- Columbus High SchoolCOLUMBUS, TX · 524 students
- Columbus HighColumbus, WI · 383 students
- Columbus High SchoolColumbus, MT · 227 students
Nearby schools
- Wynnton Elementary School0.6 mi · 332
- Hannan Elementary0.8 mi · 322
- Rigdon Road Elementary School1.1 mi · 437
- Jordan Vocational High School1.1 mi · 1,040
- Rainey McCullers School of the Arts1.2 mi · 420
- Clubview Elementary School1.2 mi · 566
Frequently asked questions
About Columbus High SchoolHow many students attend Columbus High School?
Columbus High School enrolls approximately 1,161 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Columbus High School serve?
Columbus High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Columbus High School have?
Columbus High School employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
How diverse is Columbus High School?
Columbus High School reports a student body of 41% White, 13% Hispanic, 22% Black, 16% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Columbus High School public or private?
Columbus High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Muscogee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.