This is a 2.5% increase over the previous school year.
Columbia High School had the highest enrollment in the district with 469 students.
A snapshot of Columbia School District showed 48% of students were white, 47.2% were Black, 1.6% were multiracial, and 0.7% Hispanic.
Columbia School District roughly covers four schools within Marion County and has a main office in Columbia.
Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | Asian Enrollment % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Elementary School | 0% | 43.8% | 0% | 7.1% | 49.1% |
| Columbia High School | 0% | 48.6% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 47.1% |
| Columbia Primary School | 0% | 44.2% | 0% | 5.4% | 50.4% |
| Jefferson Middle School | 0% | 52.3% | 0% | 2.7% | 45.0% |
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