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Columbia Public Schools, Connecticut

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Columbia Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 477 (2023-2024)
Schools: 1 (2023-2024)
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Columbia Public Schools is a school district in Connecticut (Tolland and Capitol counties). During the 2024 school year, 477 students attended the district's single school.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Columbia Public Schools consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Stephania Dawiczyk2027
Michael Maziarz2027
Christine Sposito2027
Paul Zator2027
Marie Ramm2025
Rachel Riendeau2025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $341,000 $775 2%
Local: $10,655,000 $24,216 71%
State: $4,021,000 $9,139 27%
Total: $15,017,000 $34,130
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $14,999,000 $34,088
Total Current Expenditures: $11,467,000 $26,061
Instructional Expenditures: $4,953,000 $11,256 33%
Student and Staff Support: $3,136,000 $7,127 21%
Administration: $1,630,000 $3,704 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,748,000 $3,972 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $311,000 $706
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $7,000 $15
Interest on Debt: $1,000 $2


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 26 PS PS 21-39 PS <50 25-29
2018-2019 48 PS PS 21-39 PS 50-54
2017-2018 46 PS 21-39 PS 45-49
2016-2017 50 PS PS 21-39 PS 50-54
2015-2016 50 PS PS <50 PS 50-54
2014-2015 47 PS <50 21-39 PS 45-49
2013-2014 89 PS >=50 >=50 PS 90-94
2012-2013 95 PS PS >=80 >=50 95
2011-2012 94 PS PS >=50 PS 94
2010-2011 93 PS PS >=50 PS 93

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 52 PS PS 40-59 PS <50 50-54
2018-2019 67 PS PS 40-59 PS 65-69
2017-2018 57 PS 40-59 PS 55-59
2016-2017 60 PS PS 21-39 PS 60-64
2015-2016 67 PS PS >=50 PS 65-69
2014-2015 64 PS >=50 40-59 PS 65-69
2013-2014 79 PS >=50 >=50 PS 80-84
2012-2013 88 PS PS 60-79 >=50 89
2011-2012 87 PS PS >=50 PS 87
2010-2011 83 PS PS >=50 PS 83

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 477 2.7
2022-2023 464 5.2
2021-2022 440 9.1
2020-2021 400 -2.0
2019-2020 408 -6.1
2018-2019 433 0.7
2017-2018 430 1.4
2016-2017 424 -5.0
2015-2016 445 -1.8
2014-2015 453 -3.1
2013-2014 467 -7.7
2012-2013 503 -4.2
2011-2012 524 -2.9
2010-2011 539 -2.8
2009-2010 554 -3.6
2008-2009 574 -2.4
2007-2008 588 -8.2
2006-2007 636 -1.7
2005-2006 647 -1.9
2004-2005 659 -3.5
2003-2004 682 -0.9
2002-2003 688 -3.9
2001-2002 715 -1.3
2000-2001 724 3.7
1999-2000 697 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Columbia Public Schools (%) Connecticut K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 5.2
Black 0.6 12.5
Hispanic 9.2 31.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 4.4 4.7
White 84.9 46.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Columbia Public Schools had 43.60 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.94.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 35.60
Secondary: 3.00
Total: 43.60

Columbia Public Schools employed 2.30 district administrators and 2.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.30
District Administrative Support: 1.00
School Administrators: 2.00
School Administrative Support: 3.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 20.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 5.40
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 2.70
Other Support Services: 30.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Columbia Public Schools operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Horace W. Porter School475PK-8

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    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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