Columbia Primary School

Columbia Primary School operates as a moderately sized K-5 school in Columbia, Mississippi, overseen by COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 448 students spanning grades pre-K through 2.

COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,639 students. Columbia Primary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Columbia Primary School shows that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 40% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

On the resource side, Columbia Primary School logs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 70% of students at Columbia Primary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Marion County's rate of about 89%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate the typical household earns roughly $45,110 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marion County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,667 students), of which Columbia Primary School is one.

Columbia Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Columbia Primary School.

Columbia Primary School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Columbia Primary School has expanded 5%, going from 425 students in 2018 to 448 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 49% to 40%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.