This is a 2.5% decrease from the previous school year.
Columbia High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 465 students.
A snapshot of Columbia School District schools showed 49% of students were white, 46.4% were Black, 1.5% were Hispanic, and 1.5% multiracial.
Columbia School District roughly covers four schools within Marion County and has a main office in Columbia.
Mississippi has continually struggled with public education. The most recent Report Card on American Education, from a right-leaning think tank, gave the state a C-. This is consistent with ratings stretching back nearly a decade.
The nonpartisan Education Week also ranked Mississippi schools as C- in their most recent analysis.
Percentage Breakdown of Ethnic Representation in the 2021-22 School Year Enrollment in Columbia School District
Enrollment in Columbia School District Schools by Ethnicity in the 2021-22 School Year
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Elementary School | 0% | 45.6% | 0% | 6.1% | 48.3% |
| Columbia High School | 0% | 45.4% | 2.8% | 1.9% | 49.9% |
| Columbia Primary School | 0% | 43.3% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 51.7% |
| Jefferson Middle School | 0% | 53.1% | 0% | 2.1% | 44.8% |
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