Total enrollment
28,566
+300 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
31 schools in Columbia County
Georgia · 28,964 students · 5 cities
In Georgia's Columbia County, public K-12 schools total 31 and serve approximately 28,964 students (an average of 934 per school).
4-year change in Columbia County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
30
-1 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Columbia County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Georgia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #14 of 160 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 28,964 | #15 of 172 | #236 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 31 | #18 of 172 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #163 of 172 | #6,326 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 39.2% | #161 of 172 | #5,608 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #27 of 160 | #899 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 County
State test results across the district's 30 scored schools run from River Ridge Elementary at 79.0% proficient to Grovetown Middle School at 34.1%, a gap of 44.8 points. That is the 29th widest gap among 107 Georgia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 30 district schools that reported both years went from 26,581 to 28,566 students (up 7%) and from 1,589 to 1,785 full-time teachers (up 12%), as of 2024-25.
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.
About Columbia County
As a moderately sized district in Georgia, Columbia County educates 28,964 students across 31 schools.
In terms of grade levels, Columbia County is built around 18 elementary, 8 middle, and 5 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Columbia County runs about 934 students per school, 25% higher than the state mean of roughly 748.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 28,566 students, stayed largely flat from the 28,266 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count fell from 31 to 30 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Columbia County discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.