Columbus High School

Columbus High School is one of the moderately sized high schools in Columbus, Montana, one of the schools within Columbus H S, with 227 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Columbus High School is a school of Columbus H S, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Columbus High School records that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder is composed of 6% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Stillwater County's rate of about 32%.

Across the wider county, Stillwater County reports that median household earnings sit near $84,732, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Stillwater County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,336 students), of which Columbus High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Columbus Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Columbus High School.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Columbus High School has edged up 4%, going from 218 students in 2018 to 227 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share climbed from 86% to 91%.

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