Columbus Elem School

Columbus Elem School is a large elementary school in Columbus, Montana, administered by Columbus Elem. The school counts 278 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Montana is about 167 students.

Columbus Elem School is a school in Columbus Elem. The district has 2 schools and 456 students.

The large majority of students at Columbus Elem School, 89%, are White. Next come 5% Hispanic and 3% Native American. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. Columbus Elem School has a diversity index of 20%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The school reports 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.8 students per teacher. The 11.9:1 average for elementary schools in Montana is lower than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 34%. That is close to the 32% average for public schools in Stillwater County.

Federal survey data for Stillwater County show that median household income is about $84,732, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. A total of 18 public schools operate in Stillwater County, serving about 1,336 students.

Columbus Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools.

Columbus Elem School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 278 was 3% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 286.

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