COLUMBIAN ELEM.

Located at 1015 W MACON, in CARTHAGE, Missouri, COLUMBIAN ELEM. is a moderately sized K-5 school that teaches 398 students (grades K through 3), part of CARTHAGE R-IX. Enrollment runs roughly 26% bigger than the state mean of about 315.

CARTHAGE R-IX runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 5,070 students. COLUMBIAN ELEM. is one of those campuses.

On demographics, COLUMBIAN ELEM. shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 30% White. The wider county runs roughly 10% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Jasper County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Jasper County shows median household income runs about $60,694, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. COLUMBIAN ELEM. is one of 49 public schools in Jasper County (combined enrollment of about 21,177 students).

MARK TWAIN ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

COLUMBIAN ELEM. operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 11%: 446 students in 2018 compared to 398 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 59% to 66% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.