Lowndes County School District

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 ASchool Grade

Public schools for Caledonia, Artesia and Crawford, and parts of Columbus.

At a glance

5,261Students enrolled

10Schools

3Towns served

$11,573Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

61%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

CaledoniaArtesiaCrawford

Grades PK–5

Caledonia Elementary1,070 students · CaledoniaThis district

Grades 6–8

Caledonia Middle School487 students · CaledoniaThis district

Grades 9–12

Caledonia High School640 students · CaledoniaThis district

Grades PK–6

New Hope Elementary or Caledonia Elementary or West Lowndes ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–12

New Hope Middle School or Caledonia Middle School or West Lowndes High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 12

New Hope High School or Caledonia High School or West Lowndes High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–6

New Hope Elementary or Caledonia Elementary or West Lowndes ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–12

New Hope Middle School or Caledonia Middle School or West Lowndes High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 12

New Hope High School or Caledonia High School or West Lowndes High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MS

Math proficiency44%

State average 35.3%

Reading / language arts44%

State average 34.8%

Graduation rate (4-year)93%

State average 87.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$11,573

per student each year · 7% below the MS average

Spending

Classroom instruction60%

Support & administration35%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)46%

State41%

Federal13%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

5,173’20

5,305’21

5,261’22

5,360’23

5,261’24

Students

White · 55%2,917

Black · 37%1,959

Two or more races · 4%207

Hispanic · 3%156

Asian · 0%16

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Caledonia1,414 people

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Artesia361 people

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Crawford255 people

Also covers small parts of Columbus.

Schools10 in district

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New Hope ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,191 students · Columbus

B+Public 📚

Caledonia ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,070 students · Caledonia

APublic 📚

West Lowndes ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 276 students · Columbus

C+Public 📚

New Hope Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 604 students · Columbus

B+Public 📚

Caledonia Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 487 students · Caledonia

APublic 🏫

New Hope High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 787 students · Columbus

C+Public 🏫

Caledonia High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 640 students · Caledonia

A-Public 🏫

West Lowndes High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 206 students · Columbus

CPublic 🏫

LOWNDES CO VOC COMPLEXHigh · Grades 9–12 · Columbus

Public 📚

LOWNDES COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLOther · Grades PK–12 · Columbus

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.