C+
Columbia 93 School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns
Serves Columbia, Pierpont, Huntsdale and McBaine, and parts of Rocheport.
Students
18,640
Schools
36
Spent per student
$14,650
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Debt
$329.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Columbia 93 School District
- School Grade C+: better than 42% of Missouri districts
- Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
- 13 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 5.8% since 2020
- Debt of $329.2M, about $17,663 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Pierpont.
PK–521 elementary schoolsThis district
6–87 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. MO
2020–21Math proficiency30%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts43%
State average 45.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 90.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$14,650 per student · 1% above MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 45%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 60%State 30%Federal 10%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
17,625’20
18,470’21
18,800’22
18,769’23
18,640’24
Up 5.8% since 2020.
Students
White 52%Black 22%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 9%Asian 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
36 public schools.
Beulah Ralph Elementary
A656 students15:1
Mary Paxton Keeley Elem.
B+619 students15:1
Mill Creek Elem.
A583 students18:1
Rock Bridge Elem.
B+556 students15:1
Shepard BLVD. Elem.
C−538 students12:1
Russell BLVD. Elem.
B−500 students15:1
Fairview Elem.
B+471 students15:1
Alpha Hart Lewis
D468 students12:1
Blue Ridge Elem.
D453 students12:1
Cedar Ridge Elem.
C453 students13:1
Parkade Elem.
D359 students11:1
Eliot Battle Elementary
D344 students10:1
West BLVD. Elem.
C−327 students11:1
Derby Ridge Elem.
D323 students10:1
Ulysses S. Grant Elem.
B−296 students14:1
Locust St Expressive Arts Elem
C+283 students12:1
Midway Heights Elem.
A−251 students16:1
New Haven Elem.
D248 students10:1
Thomas Benton Elem.
D232 students12:1
John Ridgeway Elem.
B+227 students14:1
Two Mile Prairie Elem.
C+125 students13:1
Eugene Field Center
0 students
Ann Hawkins Gentry Mid. School
B736 students13:1
Smithton Middle
B605 students12:1
Jefferson Middle School
B+593 students12:1
Oakland Middle School
D589 students11:1
John Warner Middle School
A−579 students12:1
West Middle School
C−553 students11:1
John B. Lange Middle
D510 students11:1
David H. Hickman High
B−2,007 students16:1
Rock Bridge SR. High
A−1,997 students18:1
Muriel Battle High School
C−1,492 students14:1
Frederick Douglass High
D185 students9:1
Columbia Area Career CTR.
0 students0:1
Center for Early Lrning-North
458 students8:1
Juvenile Justice CTR.
24 students12:1
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.