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Columbia, LA
Public School Ratings




Columbia Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Caldwell Parish School District details

Caldwell Parish School District
7112 Hwy 165
Columbia, LA 71418

1,502 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

Caldwell Parish School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Louisiana

4

(10 is best)

Better than 35.4% of all LA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Better than 13.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
38%
31%
44%
18%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Caldwell Parish High School
163 Spartan Drive
Columbia, LA, 71418
09-12
Caldwell Parish Junior High School
114 Trojan Drive
Columbia, LA, 71418
06-08
Columbia Elementary School
205 Church Street
Columbia, LA, 71418
KG-05
Grayson Elementary School
5237 Highway 126 East
Grayson, LA, 71435
KG-05
Union Central Elementary School
649 Highway 849
Columbia, LA, 71418
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 81.1% 43.7%
Black 16.1% 42.9%
Hispanic 2.7% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.1% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.7%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 66.2% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 61.5% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.7% 4.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,887 $13,348,000 55.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $725 $1,089,000 4.5%
Staff $1,688 $2,536,000 10.6%
General Administration $413 $621,000 2.6%
School Administration $758 $1,139,000 4.7%
Operation $1,085 $1,630,000 6.8%
Transportation $810 $1,216,000 5.1%
Other $426 $640,000 2.7%
Total Support $5,906 $8,871,000 37.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,187 $1,783,000 7.4%
Total Expenditures $15,980 $24,002,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $5,116,487,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $561,266,000 5.5%
Staff $672 $482,832,000 4.7%
General Administration $324 $232,689,000 2.3%
School Administration $813 $583,995,000 5.7%
Operation $1,460 $1,048,151,000 10.2%
Transportation $649 $465,810,000 4.5%
Other $356 $255,444,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,056 $3,630,187,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $1,532,450,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,316 $10,279,124,000 100.0%
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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