Columbia High School

Columbia High School, a tight-knit four-year high school in Columbia Station, Ohio, operated by Columbia Local, serves 273 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 52% below the state mean of about 565.

Columbia Local runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,040 students. Columbia High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Columbia High School records that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Columbia High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Columbia High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 78.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 80.2%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lorain County indicate median household earnings sit near $73,347, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Lorain County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,516 students), of which Columbia High School is one.

Columbia Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Columbia High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 80.4%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Columbia High School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 271 (now 273). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 94% to 88%.

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