School district · Texas

Columbus ISD

Columbus ISD in Texas: 4 public schools with 1,659 students and 14.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,065 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,659
Students per teacher
14.2
TX 14.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,065
TX $12.7K · 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)
117
Counselors (FTE)
4.3
Students per counselor
390
TX 387 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.5

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

50%proficient

+3.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 53% of school districts in Texas

Median 51% · 1,182 school districts compared

657 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

41%proficient

+6.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 58% of school districts in Texas

Median 38% · 1,182 school districts compared

658 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

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
$8.4K15
$8.9K16
$9.4K17
$9.7K18
$9.7K19
$10.9K20
$11.2K21
$12.0K22
$12.5K23
$13.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
14% · $3.4M
State
26% · $6.3M
Local
60% · $14.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,630
Support services
$4,906
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$680K
Long-term debt
$4.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–579815.654%48%
6–832312.445%33%
11–1214———
9–1252413.2——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
105 Cardinal Ln, Columbus, TX 78934
Phone
(979)732-5704
Website