Of the 1,630 students enrolled in Columbia School District in the 2023-24 school year, 49.5% were white, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.
This is a 1.5% increase over the previous school year.
Among the four schools in the district, Columbia High School had the largest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year.
A snapshot of Columbia School District’s student body showed that 49.5% of students were white, 45.2% were Black, 2.7% were multiracial, and 2.1% were 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 | % Black or African American | % Hispanic or Latino | % Multiracial | % White |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Elementary School | 0% | 42.8% | 0% | 6.8% | 50.4% |
| Columbia High School | 0% | 48.0% | 2.8% | 1.4% | 47.8% |
| Columbia Primary School | 0% | 41.6% | 0% | 5.7% | 52.7% |
| Jefferson Middle School | 0% | 48.2% | 0% | 4.7% | 47.1% |
