Columbia 93 School District
Columbia, Missouri · Boone County · Grades Pre-K–12
Columbia 93 School District runs 34 schools (21 elementary, 7 middle, 4 high, 1 pre-k, 1 other) with 18,640 students. By enrollment it is the 4th largest of 556 districts in Missouri, where the median district has 566 students. NCES classifies its area as city, midsize.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 556 Missouri districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 34 |
| Students | 18,640 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 1,456 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 (state 12.8) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 41.7% (state 49.2%) |
| County | Boone County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| NCES district ID | 2901000 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Columbia 93
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Columbia 93 schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Columbia 93 in context
Size
Columbia 93 School District enrolls 2.1% of Missouri's 885,129 public school students and is larger than the median district (566 students). Its schools average 548 students, against 386 for a Missouri public school. The largest is David H. Hickman High School (2,007) and the smallest is Juvenile Justice Center (24).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Missouri schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 11 is its largest grade, with 1,493 students this year. Grade 12 has 1,430 students and kindergarten has 1,284, 11% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Columbia 93 enrolls 598 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
White students are the largest group in Columbia 93 at 51.8%, below their 66.9% share of Missouri public school students. Black students make up 21.9%.
41.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.2% statewide. By school, the share runs from 11.6% at John Warner Middle School to 100% at West Blvd. Elementary School. 9 of its 34 schools serve free meals to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3; at the others, families apply based on income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 1,456 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 12.8 students per teacher, close to the state's 12.8. With 71.1 counselors it has 262 students per counselor; the median Missouri district has 265, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 35.3 librarians or media specialists and 21.5 school psychologists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
NCES classifies Columbia 93's area as city, midsize: inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest district is Hallsville R-IV School District, 12.6 miles away with 1,552 students. 14 districts are within 25 miles, and 0 of them enroll more students than Columbia 93. Boone County has 6 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 1,456.4 | 13 |
| School counselors | 71.1 | 262 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 35.3 | 528 |
| School psychologists | 21.5 | 867 |
| Instructional aides | 418.4 | 45 |
| Other student support staff | 163.7 | 114 |
| School administrators | 79.4 | 235 |
| District administrators | 9.4 | 1,983 |
| All staff | 2,991.6 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Missouri district has 265 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 51.8% |
| Black | 21.9% |
| Two or more races | 11.1% |
| Hispanic | 8.9% |
| Asian | 5.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 598 |
| Kindergarten | 1,284 |
| Grade 1 | 1,344 |
| Grade 2 | 1,361 |
| Grade 3 | 1,489 |
| Grade 4 | 1,325 |
| Grade 5 | 1,369 |
| Grade 6 | 1,442 |
| Grade 7 | 1,369 |
| Grade 8 | 1,356 |
| Grade 9 | 1,388 |
| Grade 10 | 1,392 |
| Grade 11 | 1,493 |
| Grade 12 | 1,430 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallsville R-IV School District | 13 mi | 1,552 | 14.2 | – |
| Southern Boone County R-I School District | 13 mi | 1,971 | 12.5 | – |
| Harrisburg R-VIII School District | 15 mi | 605 | 12.3 | – |
| Jamestown C-1 School District | 15 mi | 179 | 8.9 | – |
| Prairie Home R-V School District | 17 mi | 153 | 8.8 | – |
| Sturgeon R-V School District | 19 mi | 2,773 | 20.5 | – |
| Centralia R-VI School District | 20 mi | 1,343 | 13.3 | – |
| New Bloomfield R-III School District | 21 mi | 712 | 12.8 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Boone County
- Sturgeon R-V School District (2,773 students)
- Southern Boone County R-I School District (1,971 students)
- Hallsville R-IV School District (1,552 students)
- Centralia R-VI School District (1,343 students)
- Harrisburg R-VIII School District (605 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
1818 W Worley St, Columbia, MO 65203
Phone: (573)214-3400
Website: cpsk12.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.