Columbus Elementary School District

Public Grades PK–8 B+School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Columbus.

At a glance

456Students enrolled

2Schools

$11,274Spent per student

16:1Student–teacher ratio

31%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Columbus

Grades PK–5

Columbus Elem School278 students · ColumbusThis district

Grades 6–8

Columbus Middle School178 students · ColumbusThis district

Grades 9–12

Columbus High School227 students · ColumbusColumbus High School 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 MT

Math proficiency37%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts53%

State average 46.2%

Graduation rate 95% at Columbus High School District, which runs the high school (state 84.9%) · class of 2020

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

Where the money goes

$11,274

per student each year · 17% below the MT average

Spending

Classroom instruction57%

Support & administration35%

Other8%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)59%

State32%

Federal9%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

462’20

461’21

469’22

496’23

456’24

Students

White · 90%410

Hispanic · 5%23

American Indian/Alaska Native · 2%8

Two or more races · 2%8

Black · 1%4

Asian · 1%3

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

Schools2 in district · 1 next

This district · grades PK–8

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Columbus Elem SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 278 students · Columbus

B+Public 📚

Columbus Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 178 students · Columbus

BPublic

Where students go next · Columbus High School District

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Columbus High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 227 students · Columbus

B+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.