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Columbus Community School District, Iowa

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Columbus Community School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 686 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Columbus Community School District is a school district in Iowa (Louisa and Muscatine counties). During the 2024 school year, 686 students attended one of the district's three schools.

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

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School board

The Columbus Community School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Dan Heindel2027
Stacy Storm2027
Todd Heck2025
Andy White2025
Carol Zuniga2025

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: $1,661,000 $2,443 14%
Local: $3,822,000 $5,621 32%
State: $6,569,000 $9,660 55%
Total: $12,052,000 $17,724
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $10,699,000 $15,733
Total Current Expenditures: $9,048,000 $13,305
Instructional Expenditures: $5,686,000 $8,361 53%
Student and Staff Support: $642,000 $944 6%
Administration: $584,000 $858 5%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,136,000 $3,141 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $530,000 $779
Construction: $156,000 $229
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $44,000 $64
Interest on Debt: $79,000 $116


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 53 60-79 <50 40-44 PS 70-74
2018-2019 56 40-59 PS 50-54 PS 70-74
2017-2018 57 60-79 PS 50-54 65-69
2016-2017 55 60-79 PS 45-49 70-74
2015-2016 57 40-59 PS 50-54 PS 75-79
2014-2015 57 40-59 PS 50-54 PS 75-79
2013-2014 60 <50 PS 50-54 PS 75-79
2012-2013 59 <50 PS 50-54 PS PS 75-79
2011-2012 60 <50 PS 50-54 PS 75-79
2010-2011 62 PS PS 50-54 >=50 75-79

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 60 >=80 >=50 50-54 PS 70-74
2018-2019 55 40-59 PS 50-54 PS 65-69
2017-2018 66 60-79 PS 55-59 80-84
2016-2017 61 60-79 PS 55-59 75-79
2015-2016 60 40-59 PS 50-54 PS 75-79
2014-2015 56 21-39 PS 50-54 PS 75-79
2013-2014 57 <50 PS 50-54 PS 75-79
2012-2013 51 <50 PS 40-44 PS PS 70-74
2011-2012 52 <50 PS 40-44 PS 70-74
2010-2011 55 PS PS 45-49 >=50 65-69

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=90 PS >=90 >=50
2018-2019 80-89 PS 80-89 >=50
2017-2018 80-89 PS 80-89 >=50
2016-2017 80-89 PS PS >=80 >=80
2015-2016 80-89 PS 80-89 >=80
2014-2015 80-89 PS 80-89 PS >=80
2013-2014 85-89 PS PS 80-89 PS >=80
2012-2013 70-79 PS PS 70-79 PS >=50
2011-2012 75-79 60-69 PS >=80
2010-2011 75-79 70-79 PS PS >=80


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 686 3.2
2022-2023 664 -2.4
2021-2022 680 -0.4
2020-2021 683 -2.5
2019-2020 700 1.7
2018-2019 688 -19.0
2017-2018 819 -3.3
2016-2017 846 -2.0
2015-2016 863 0.1
2014-2015 862 -0.3
2013-2014 865 -1.5
2012-2013 878 -8.0
2011-2012 948 -4.1
2010-2011 987 -4.7
2009-2010 1,033 4.9
2008-2009 982 -2.5
2007-2008 1,007 -2.7
2006-2007 1,034 4.3
2005-2006 990 -5.7
2004-2005 1,046 -0.3
2003-2004 1,049 2.3
2002-2003 1,025 0.3
2001-2002 1,022 -2.9
2000-2001 1,052 3.7
1999-2000 1,013 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Columbus Community School District (%) Iowa K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 8.2 2.5
Black 3.9 7.0
Hispanic 57.0 13.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.7
Two or More Races 0.6 5.0
White 30.3 71.5

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, Columbus Community School District had 57.60 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.91.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.01
Kindergarten: 4.98
Elementary: 29.89
Secondary: 19.72
Total: 57.60

Columbus Community School District employed 4.00 district administrators and 3.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 3.10
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 3.63
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 17.14
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.25
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.88
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.00
Other Support Services: 9.24


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]

The Columbus Community School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Columbus Community High School2039-12
Columbus Community Junior High School977-8
Roundy Elementary School386PK-6

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    • Footnotes

    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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