Columbus High School
Public high school in Columbus, Texas · Columbus ISD · Grades 9–12
Columbus High School serves 524 students in grades 9–12 in Columbus (Colorado County). It is one of 4 schools in Columbus ISD. By enrollment it is the 871st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.2 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 39.81 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Columbus ISD |
| County | Colorado County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481470000963 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Columbus ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 524 | 1,659 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 50.6% | 59.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 42% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Columbus High School in context
Size
Columbus High School is the largest of Columbus ISD's 2 high schools; its 524 students are 31.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 18.8 miles away and have a median of 380 students, so Columbus High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 10 with 146 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 110, against an average of 131 per grade. This year grade 12 has 21% fewer students than grade 9 (110 against 140). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 46.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Columbus ISD (46%). White students are next, at 45.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
50.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 59.1% across Columbus ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Columbus High School has 39.81 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 524 students would have about 37.4 teachers, so Columbus High School has 2.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Columbus Crossing High School, 1 miles away in the same district. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 46.2% |
| White | 45.6% |
| Black | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
46.8% of students are girls and 53.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 140 |
| Grade 10 | 146 |
| Grade 11 | 128 |
| Grade 12 | 110 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
103 Cardinal Ln, Columbus, TX 78934
Phone: (979)732-5746
Website: columbusisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Columbus High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Crossing High School | Columbus ISD | 1.0 mi | 14 | – | 78.6% |
| Rice High School | Rice CISD | 10.4 mi | 348 | 13.6 | 70.4% |
| Weimar High School | Weimar ISD | 13.6 mi | 214 | 10.1 | 55.1% |
| Rice Challenge Academy | Rice CISD | 16.9 mi | 114 | 28.9 | 97.4% |
| Schulenburg Secondary | Schulenburg ISD | 20.7 mi | 411 | 11.3 | 68.9% |
| La Grange High School | La Grange ISD | 22.8 mi | 600 | 11.9 | 47.8% |
| Sealy High School | Sealy ISD | 23.6 mi | 1,002 | 14.8 | 61.3% |
| Bellville High School | Bellville ISD | 24.1 mi | 786 | 14.6 | 37.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Columbus ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Crossing High School | High | 11–12 | 14 |
| Columbus Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 798 |
| Columbus Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 323 |