Total enrollment
18,640
+1,015 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
36 schools in COLUMBIA 93
Missouri · 18,640 students · 2 cities
Across COLUMBIA 93 (Missouri), 36 public K-12 schools serve approximately 18,640 students, an average of 518 per school.
4-year change in COLUMBIA 93
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
34
+1 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How COLUMBIA 93 ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Missouri | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #19 of 225 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 18,640 | #4 of 290 | #440 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 34 | #3 of 290 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #169 of 289 | #3,328 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 41.7% | #202 of 290 | #5,320 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #9 of 173 | #860 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 93
State test results across the district's 31 scored schools run from THOMAS BENTON ELEM. at 87.6% proficient to WEST BLVD. ELEM. at 43.1%, a gap of 44.6 points. That is the 45th widest gap among 95 Missouri districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 33 district schools that reported both years went from 18,221 to 18,061 students (down 1%) and from 1,287 to 1,369 full-time teachers (up 6%), 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 93
As a mid-sized district in Missouri, COLUMBIA 93 educates 18,640 students across 36 schools.
In terms of grade levels, COLUMBIA 93 is built around 23 elementary, 7 middle, 5 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, COLUMBIA 93 runs about 518 students per school, 36% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 382.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment rose 6%: 17,625 students in SY 2020-21 versus 18,640 in SY 2024-25. COLUMBIA 93 now counts 34 public schools, up from 33 in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for COLUMBIA 93 discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.