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Columbia High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
300 Explorer Boulevard
Huntsville, AL 35806
Phone
(256) 428-7576
District
Huntsville City
County
MADISON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
954
Classroom Teachers
54

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

3

(10 is best)

Better than 21.5% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Columbia High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

40 30 20 10 0
9%
27%
11%
30%
6%
24%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
18
18
20
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 318 33.3%
Grade 10 233 24.4%
Grade 11 223 23.4%
Grade 12 180 18.9%
Total 954 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 12.6% 39.2% 53.8%
Black 56.4% 41.3% 32.8%
Hispanic 28.2% 17.2% 10.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 1.6% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.2% 0.7% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 49.9% 51.4% 60.1%
Free lunch eligible 43.5% 48.5% 54.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.4% 2.9% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 214,775 5,074,296
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 994.3 100
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.3% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.9% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.9% 25.7%
65 OR OLDER 16.2% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 92,201 1,933,150
Single Parent Households With Children 8.6% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.4% 87.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 45.8% 27.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.5% 13.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.2% 14.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.1% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.7% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.5% 16.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.0% 14.2%
$15,000 or less 9.9% 11.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,035 $167,256,000 59.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $660 $15,682,000 5.6%
Staff $684 $16,263,000 5.8%
General Administration $175 $4,153,000 1.5%
School Administration $706 $16,776,000 5.9%
Operation $1,096 $26,059,000 9.2%
Transportation $429 $10,197,000 3.6%
Other $264 $6,271,000 2.2%
Total Support $4,012 $95,401,000 33.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $825 $19,615,000 6.9%
Total Expenditures $11,872 $282,272,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,200 $4,655,842,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $783 $587,926,000 6.5%
Staff $452 $339,107,000 3.7%
General Administration $257 $193,007,000 2.1%
School Administration $647 $485,591,000 5.3%
Operation $1,010 $758,603,000 8.3%
Transportation $503 $377,902,000 4.2%
Other $272 $204,126,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,924 $2,946,262,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,976 $1,483,801,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $12,100 $9,085,905,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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