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Columbus High School District, Montana, elections

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Columbus High School District is a school district in Montana (Stillwater County). During the 2023 school year, 244 students attended the district's single school.

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

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Columbus High School District shares a school board with the Columbus Elementary School District.

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

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jay Baum
Russ Dewell
Sue Ivankovich
Joe Morse
Nichole Guza-Waltner2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Columbus High School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Montana House of Representatives District 56Fiona NaveRepublican Party 100% 11%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $154,000 $720 4%
Local: $2,361,000 $11,033 61%
State: $1,362,000 $6,364 35%
Total: $3,877,000 $18,117
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $3,361,000 $15,705
Total Current Expenditures: $2,895,000 $13,528
Instructional Expenditures: $1,888,000 $8,822 56%
Student and Staff Support: $165,000 $771 5%
Administration: $416,000 $1,943 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $426,000 $1,990 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $301,000 $1,406
Construction: $97,000 $453
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $4,000 $18
Interest on Debt: $152,000 $710

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 40-49 PS 40-49
2018-2019 40-49 PS PS PS 40-49
2017-2018 20-29 PS PS 20-29
2016-2017 30-39 PS PS >=50 PS 30-39
2014-2015 30-39 PS PS PS 40-49
2012-2013 60-69 PS PS PS 60-69
2011-2012 70-79 PS 70-79
2010-2011 70-79 PS PS PS 70-79

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 50-59 PS 50-59
2018-2019 50-59 PS PS PS 50-59
2017-2018 50-59 PS PS 50-59
2016-2017 60-69 PS PS >=50 PS 60-69
2014-2015 70-79 PS PS PS 70-79
2012-2013 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2011-2012 >=90 PS >=90
2010-2011 >=90 PS PS PS >=90

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 PS PS >=90
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS PS >=90
2017-2018 >=90 PS PS >=50 PS PS >=90
2016-2017 80-89 PS PS PS >=80
2015-2016 80-89 PS PS PS 80-89
2014-2015 >=90 PS PS >=90
2013-2014 80-89 PS 80-89
2012-2013 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2011-2012 >=90 PS PS >=90
2010-2011 >=90 PS PS >=90

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 (%)
2022-2023 244 4.1
2021-2022 234 8.5
2020-2021 214 0.5
2019-2020 213 -8.0
2018-2019 230 5.2
2017-2018 218 9.2
2016-2017 198 -5.1
2015-2016 208 6.7
2014-2015 194 -7.2
2013-2014 208 -4.3
2012-2013 217 0.5
2011-2012 216 6.5
2010-2011 202 -8.4
2009-2010 219 -0.9
2008-2009 221 -3.6
2007-2008 229 -1.7
2006-2007 233 5.6
2005-2006 220 11.4
2004-2005 195 -1.0
2003-2004 197 7.1
2002-2003 183 -13.7
2001-2002 208 -4.3
2000-2001 217 1.8
1999-2000 213 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Columbus High School District (%) Montana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 2.5 10.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.7
Black 0.0 0.7
Hispanic 4.1 5.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.2
Two or More Races 2.1 4.8
White 91.0 77.4

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 2022-2023 school year, Columbus High School District had 14.23 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.15.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 0.00
Secondary: 14.23
Total: 14.23

Columbus High School District employed 1.30 district administrators and 1.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.30
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 1.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 4.75
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 7.16

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 High School District operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Columbus High School2449-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    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 June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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