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Columbus Municipal School District

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Columbus Municipal School District is located in northeast Mississippi. Columbus Municipal School District has 65.85 square miles of land area and 3.76 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Columbus Municipal School District population is 32,427. Columbus Municipal School District median household income is $30,718 in 2010-2014. Columbus Municipal School District median house value is $106,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Columbus Municipal School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(84 out of 148, bottom 43%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	9
Population	32,427 (2010-2014), rank #21
Population Growth	-3.14% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	465.85/sq mi, rank #20
Median Household Income:	$30,718 at 2010-2014—-3.83% increase since 2005-2009, rank #105
Median House Price:	$106,600 at 2010-2014—16.50% increase since 2005-2009, rank #30
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	65.85 sq mi, rank #126
Water Area:	3.76 sq mi (5.40%), rank #55
State:	Mississippi
County:	Lowndes County
City:	Columbus, New Hope, Columbus AFB CDP, Steens
Zip:	39701, 39705, 39702, 39766
Area:	Columbus, MS

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Columbus Municipal School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

2630 Mcarthur Dr

Columbus MS, 39705, Lowndes County

Phone: 662-241-7400

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	4,516	4,593	4,616	4,521	4,478	4,425	4,495
English Language Learner Students:	0	57	44	25	26	40	13
Total Teachers:	298.09	282.85	305.01	322.13	314.24	315.30	322.90
Prekindergarten:	9.00	9.98	8.00	7.00	5.41	4.50	4.50
Kindergarten:	16.95	17.11	18.65	20.42	19.66	18.30	20.50
Elementary:	122.66	115.97	124.35	125.50	123.68	124.20	136.90
Secondary:	116.65	106.32	119.07	136.56	139.65	139.30	133.70
Ungraded:	32.83	33.47	34.94	32.65	25.84	29.00	27.30
Total Other Staff:	259.35	254.01	282.59	292.09	321.50	406.40	387.20
Instructional Aides:	62.93	66.54	72.76	76.80	82.77	77.60	76.90
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	9.33	11.02	7.66	5.74	5.61	3.50	3.60
Total Guidance Counselors:	10.00	8.00	12.89	12.00	13.00	25.80	11.90
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	5.00	4.00	7.00	6.00	6.00	5.90	5.90
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	5.00	4.00	5.89	6.00	7.00	7.00	6.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	12.90	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	6.94	6.87	7.43	9.12	10.28	11.40	11.40
Library/Media Support:	2.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	2.00
District Administrators:	7.00	7.00	9.42	9.20	10.23	11.60	10.70
District Administrative Support:	16.00	14.00	18.00	18.00	18.30	19.60	18.80
School Administrators:	17.31	13.75	17.10	19.36	18.98	18.90	19.30
School Administrative Support:	20.46	21.55	24.51	22.12	25.51	24.70	24.00
Student Support Services:	24.42	20.74	28.12	28.02	27.90	27.50	26.20
Other Support Services:	82.96	83.54	82.70	89.73	106.92	184.80	182.40
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.15	16.24	15.13	14.03	14.25	14.03	13.92

Schools

Columbus High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	215 Hemlock St, Columbus MS 39702
Columbus Mid	Grade 6 to Grade 8	175 Hwy 373, Columbus MS 39705
Cook Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2217 North Seventh St, Columbus MS 39705
Fairview	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	225 Airline Rd, Columbus MS 39702
Franklin Academy	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	501 North Third Ave, Columbus MS 39701
Mckellar Vocational Center	Grade 9 to Grade 12	810 North Browder St, Columbus MS 39702
Sale Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	520 Warpath Rd, Columbus MS 39702
Stokes Beard	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	311 Martin Luther King Dr, Columbus MS 39701

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MCT2 Test
2008	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.2	149.3
2009	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.4	148.7
2010	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.1	149
2011	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.2	149.8
2012	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.8	150.2
2013	Language Arts	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149	151
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.7	150.6
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.4	151
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.4	152.1
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.8	153.3
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.9	154.1
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.8	154.2
2008	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.7	148.8
2009	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.1	149.2
2010	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.9	149.5
2011	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.3	149.6
2012	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.6	151
2013	Language Arts	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.5	151.8
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.7	150.5
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.4	151.1
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.6	151.5
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.5	151.7
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.9	152.8
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152.7	154.1
2008	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147	148.5
2009	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.3	148.7
2010	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.8	148.8
2011	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.2	148.9
2012	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.5	149.9
2013	Language Arts	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.7	150.8
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.3	149.8
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.6	150.2
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.6	151.3
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.7	151.4
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.2	152.3
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	152	153.2
2008	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.9	147.6
2009	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.9	148.8
2010	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.1	149.4
2011	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.8	149.8
2012	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147	150.3
2013	Language Arts	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.2	150.7
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.8	149.3
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.4	149.9
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.7	150.5
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.7	150.6
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.7	151.3
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.8	152.4
2008	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	142.7	147
2009	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.1	147.8
2010	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.4	149.7
2011	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149	149.9
2012	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.6	150.7
2013	Language Arts	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.9	151.4
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.8	148.7
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.8	150.1
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	148.5	151.1
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.9	152.1
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.9	152.3
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145	153.1
2008	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.4	146.6
2009	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.9	147.8
2010	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.7	147.8
2011	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	146.7	149.1
2012	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	149.6	149.9
2013	Language Arts	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.1	150
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	145.3	148.3
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	144.8	149.6
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	147.3	151.5
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	150.4	153.2
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.5	153.7
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	151.3	154.6
MST Test
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	22.9%	40.8%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	23.5%	42.8%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	20.8%	44.9%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	26.8%	53.6%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	38.4%	63.1%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	16.7%	39.3%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	19.5%	40%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	26%	42.9%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	36.5%	56.4%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	39.2%	64.0%
SATP2 Test
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	90.2%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	83.6%	91.6%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	76.5%	91%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	81.3%	90.8%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	54%	71%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	57.9%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	68.4%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	83.1%	85.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	55.7%	81.9%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	80.4%	85.2%
2004	Biology I	End of course	% met std	88.7%	89.2%
2005	Biology I	End of course	% met std	86.8%	91.8%
2006	Biology I	End of course	% met std	86.9%	93.3%
2007	Biology I	End of course	% met std	85.9%	92.2%
2008	Biology I	End of course	% met std	75.6%	87.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	81%	87.6%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	77.4%	86.2%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	57.2%	74.7%
2013	Biology I	End of course	% met std	66%	78.5%
2004	English II	End of course	% met std	81.4%	83.1%
2005	English II	End of course	% met std	78.4%	82.8%
2006	English II	End of course	% met std	75.4%	78.1%
2007	English II	End of course	% met std	73.4%	77.2%
2008	English II	End of course	% met std	59.5%	69.7%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	59.1%	69%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	51.5%	68%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	71.7%	71.8%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	60.1%	73.1%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	64.2%	73%
2004	US History	End of course	% met std	96.3%	95.7%
2005	US History	End of course	% met std	97.6%	96.4%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	95.1%	95.9%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	93.1%	93.9%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	93.4%	94.3%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	95.3%	96.9%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	86.7%	93%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	87.5%	93%
2012	US History	End of course	% met std	50.5%	72.9%
2013	US History	End of course	% met std	59.4%	81.3%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$44,536,000	$9,648		$45,497,000	$10,063		$46,424,000	$10,367
Federal:	$9,956,000	$2,157	22.4%	$13,408,000	$2,966	29.5%	$12,794,000	$2,857	27.6%
State:	$20,299,000	$4,398	45.6%	$18,483,000	$4,088	40.6%	$19,021,000	$4,248	41.0%
Local:	$14,281,000	$3,094	32.1%	$13,606,000	$3,010	29.9%	$14,609,000	$3,262	31.5%
Total Expenditures:	$40,165,000	$8,701		$52,632,000	$11,642		$62,848,000	$14,035
Total Current Expenditures:	$38,821,000	$8,410		$42,738,000	$9,453		$41,787,000	$9,332
Instructional Expenditures:	$22,096,000	$4,787	56.9%	$24,614,000	$5,444	57.6%	$24,079,000	$5,377	57.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,926,000	$851	10.1%	$3,794,000	$839	8.9%	$4,153,000	$927	9.9%
Administration:	$4,172,000	$904	10.7%	$4,313,000	$954	10.1%	$4,557,000	$1,018	10.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$8,627,000	$1,869	22.2%	$10,017,000	$2,216	23.4%	$8,998,000	$2,009	21.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$330,000	$71		$8,783,000	$1,943		$19,888,000	$4,441
Construction:	$29,000	$6		$7,110,000	$1,573		$16,469,000	$3,678
Total Other:	$1,000	$0		$25,000	$6		$26,000	$6
Interest on Debt:	$1,013,000	$219		$1,086,000	$240		$1,147,000	$256

Total Salary:	$23,882,000	$5,174		$23,618,000	$5,224		$24,901,000	$5,561
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$17,073,000	$3,699	71.5%	$16,449,000	$3,638	69.6%	$16,995,000	$3,795	68.3%
Other Salary:	$6,809,000	$1,475	28.5%	$7,169,000	$1,586	30.4%	$7,906,000	$1,766	31.7%
Total Benefit:	$6,940,000	$1,503		$7,224,000	$1,598		$7,579,000	$1,692
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$4,681,000	$1,014	67.4%	$4,928,000	$1,090	68.2%	$5,042,000	$1,126	66.5%
Other Benefit:	$2,259,000	$489	32.6%	$2,296,000	$508	31.8%	$2,537,000	$567	33.5%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	57.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	36.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	32.6%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	15.8%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	20.7%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	21.8%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	9.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,982.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,531.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$36,933.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$42,041.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$48,759.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$53,695.0

* Columbus Municipal School District was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.