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Columbus Municipal School District

Columbus Municipal School District in Mississippi: 9 public schools with 3,011 students and 12.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,627 per student in FY2024.

Schools
9
Students
3,011
Students per teacher
12.9
MS 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,627
MS $12.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
233
Counselors (FTE)
10.3
Students per counselor
292
MS 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
—
Librarians (FTE): 7.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.8K15
$9.5K16
$9.6K17
$9.4K18
$9.6K19
$11.2K20
$10.4K21
$12.2K22
$13.9K23
$13.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
51% · $37.2M
State
28% · $20.3M
Local
21% · $15.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,592
Support services
$5,856
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$21.3M
Long-term debt
$3.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 1High schools: 2Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Cook Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–541514.2
Fairview Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–524415.4
Franklin AcademyFree meals for all
Pre-K–523114.0
Sale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–529016.5
Stokes Beard Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–536914.5
Columbus Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–859711.6
Columbus High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1386511.7
Mckellar Vocational CenterCareer and technical
9–120—
Cmsd Alternative SchoolAlternative
K–120—

Sources

Address
2630 McArthur Drive, Columbus, MS 39701
Phone
(662)241-7400
Website