Columbus High School

Set in Columbus, Mississippi, Columbus High School is a mid-sized secondary school, run under Columbus Municipal School District. It teaches 865 students across grades 9 through 13. That puts it 33% larger than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 651 students.

Columbus Municipal School District comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,011 students; Columbus High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Columbus High School logs that 94% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder consists of 3% Hispanic, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 44% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Columbus High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lowndes County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Columbus High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Lowndes County shows median household earnings sit near $53,812, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Lowndes County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,512 students), Columbus High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sale Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Columbus High School's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 1,021 (now 865). Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.