Total enrollment
28,566
+1,449 (+5%) vs SY 2017-18
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 campus).
7-year change in Columbia County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
30
-1 (-3%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
52%
was 59%
% Hispanic
12%
was 10%
% Black
23%
was 20%
% Asian
5%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
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 campus, 25% higher than the state mean of roughly 748.
Trend over the past 7 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 28,566 students, climbed 5% from the 27,117 reported in SY 2017-18. The school count fell from 31 to 30 across the same 7-year window. The White share of public-school enrollment contracted from 59% to 52%.
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.