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Columbus High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

215 Hemlock St

Columbus MS, 39702, Lowndes County

Phone: 662-241-7200

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Columbus Municipal School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	75		70		80		78		78		81		78
Total Students:	1,149		1,193		1,225		1,250		1,274		1,264		1,279
Grade 9:	327	28.5%	350	29.3%	332	27.1%	359	28.7%	358	28.1%	369	29.2%	307	24.0%
Grade 10:	290	25.2%	277	23.2%	340	27.8%	343	27.4%	335	26.3%	299	23.7%	394	30.8%
Grade 11:	231	20.1%	287	24.1%	284	23.2%	287	23.0%	262	20.6%	322	25.5%	275	21.5%
Grade 12:	281	24.5%	262	22.0%	254	20.7%	249	19.9%	305	23.9%	265	21.0%	294	23.0%
Ungraded:	20	1.7%	17	1.4%	15	1.2%	12	1.0%	14	1.1%	9	0.7%	9	0.7%
Student By Gender:
Male:	610	53.1%	597	50.0%	588	48.0%	619	49.5%	613	48.1%	619	49.0%	624	48.8%
Female:	539	46.9%	596	50.0%	637	52.0%	631	50.5%	661	51.9%	645	51.0%	651	50.9%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%	4	0.3%	2	0.2%	2	0.2%
Asian:	7	0.6%	9	0.8%	7	0.6%	10	0.8%	7	0.5%	10	0.8%	7	0.5%
Hispanic:	4	0.3%	3	0.3%	10	0.8%	5	0.4%	7	0.5%	5	0.4%	8	0.6%
Black:	1,072	93.3%	1,097	92.0%	1,121	91.5%	1,117	89.4%	1,138	89.3%	1,106	87.5%	1,114	87.1%
White:	65	5.7%	82	6.9%	85	6.9%	115	9.2%	118	9.3%	141	11.2%	148	11.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	901	78.4%	918	76.9%	929	75.8%	950	76.0%	935	73.4%	897	71.0%	840	65.7%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	68	5.9%	70	5.9%	57	4.7%	56	4.5%	81	6.4%	67	5.3%	96	7.5%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.36		16.99		15.24		15.97		16.34		15.70		16.40

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
SATP2
2004	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	89.5%	90.2%	90.7%
2005	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	81.9%	83.6%	91.6%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	74.7%	76.5%	91%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	79.6%	81.3%	90.8%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	47.9%	54%	71%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	54.1%	57.9%	72%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	65.9%	68.4%	79.6%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	81.7%	83.1%	85.4%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	52.9%	55.7%	81.9%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	77.2%	80.4%	85.2%
2004	Biology I	End of course	% met std	88.7%	88.7%	89.2%
2005	Biology I	End of course	% met std	87%	86.8%	91.8%
2006	Biology I	End of course	% met std	87.2%	86.9%	93.3%
2007	Biology I	End of course	% met std	85.9%	85.9%	92.2%
2008	Biology I	End of course	% met std	75.6%	75.6%	87.9%
2009	Biology I	End of course	% met std	81%	81%	87.6%
2010	Biology I	End of course	% met std	77.4%	77.4%	86.2%
2011	Biology I	End of course	% met std	100%	N/A	67.5%
2012	Biology I	End of course	% met std	57.2%	57.2%	74.7%
2013	Biology I	End of course	% met std	66%	66%	78.5%
2004	English II	End of course	% met std	81.4%	81.4%	83.1%
2005	English II	End of course	% met std	78.4%	78.4%	82.8%
2006	English II	End of course	% met std	75.4%	75.4%	78.1%
2007	English II	End of course	% met std	73.4%	73.4%	77.2%
2008	English II	End of course	% met std	59.5%	59.5%	69.7%
2009	English II	End of course	% met std	59.1%	59.1%	69%
2010	English II	End of course	% met std	51.5%	51.5%	68%
2011	English II	End of course	% met std	71.7%	71.7%	71.8%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	60.1%	60.1%	73.1%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	64.2%	64.2%	73%
2004	US History	End of course	% met std	96.3%	96.3%	95.7%
2005	US History	End of course	% met std	97.6%	97.6%	96.4%
2006	US History	End of course	% met std	95.1%	95.1%	95.9%
2007	US History	End of course	% met std	93.1%	93.1%	93.9%
2008	US History	End of course	% met std	93.4%	93.4%	94.3%
2009	US History	End of course	% met std	95.3%	95.3%	96.9%
2010	US History	End of course	% met std	86.7%	86.7%	93%
2011	US History	End of course	% met std	87.5%	87.5%	93%
2012	US History	End of course	% met std	50.5%	50.5%	72.9%
2013	US History	End of course	% met std	59.4%	59.4%	81.3%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	55.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	38.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	35.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	65.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,075.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,963.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$44,905.0