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Columbus Public Schools, Nebraska

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Columbus Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 6
Students: 4,145 (2023-2024)
Schools: 9 (2023-2024)
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Columbus Public Schools is a school district in Nebraska (Platte and Butler counties). During the 2024 school year, 4,145 students attended one of the district's nine schools.

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

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School board

Columbus Public Schools consists of six members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Candy Becher
Mike Jeffryes
Doug Molczyk
Theresa Seipel
Doug Willoughby
Marv Zoucha

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: $6,218,000 $1,519 10%
Local: $31,026,000 $7,578 52%
State: $22,966,000 $5,610 38%
Total: $60,210,000 $14,707
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $57,603,000 $14,070
Total Current Expenditures: $50,041,000 $12,223
Instructional Expenditures: $30,625,000 $7,480 53%
Student and Staff Support: $7,031,000 $1,717 12%
Administration: $5,948,000 $1,452 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $6,437,000 $1,572 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $6,347,000 $1,550
Construction: $166,000 $40
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $71,000 $17
Interest on Debt: $1,103,000 $269


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 39 60-79 20-29 29 <=20 30-39 48
2018-2019 49 >=50 21-39 39 <50 40-49 58
2017-2018 46 <50 21-39 36 <50 20-29 55
2016-2017 69 >=50 60-79 63 >=50 70-79 73
2015-2016 76 >=50 >=80 69 60-79 60-79 80
2014-2015 72 >=50 >=80 63 >=50 70-79 78
2013-2014 74 >=50 60-79 65 >=50 80-89 79
2012-2013 71 >=50 >=50 60 >=50 60-79 78
2011-2012 71 >=50 <50 59 40-59 80-89 78
2010-2011 70 >=80 40-59 58 60-69 76

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 43 60-79 30-39 32 21-39 40-49 52
2018-2019 46 >=50 40-59 35 <50 40-49 54
2017-2018 47 <50 40-59 39 >=50 30-39 54
2016-2017 47 <50 60-79 38 <50 40-49 54
2015-2016 83 >=50 >=80 80 >=50 >=90 85
2014-2015 79 >=50 >=80 73 >=50 80-89 82
2013-2014 78 >=50 60-79 70 >=50 80-89 83
2012-2013 79 >=50 >=50 72 >=50 60-79 82
2011-2012 72 >=50 >=50 61 40-59 70-79 78
2010-2011 68 >=80 60-79 55 60-69 74

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 86 PS PS 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2018-2019 84 PS PS 75-79 PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 90 PS PS 90-94 PS >=50 90-94
2016-2017 84 PS 75-79 PS PS 85-89
2015-2016 86 PS 70-74 PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 87 PS PS 75-79 PS >=50 90-94
2013-2014 87 PS PS 80-84 PS PS 85-89
2012-2013 84 PS PS 75-79 PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 88 PS PS 75-79 >=50 PS 90-94
2010-2011 87 >=50 PS 70-74 >=50 90-94


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 4,145 0.8
2022-2023 4,111 0.4
2021-2022 4,094 -1.6
2020-2021 4,159 -1.1
2019-2020 4,204 2.7
2018-2019 4,090 4.0
2017-2018 3,928 0.9
2016-2017 3,891 1.4
2015-2016 3,838 2.6
2014-2015 3,740 -0.4
2013-2014 3,756 2.0
2012-2013 3,680 -1.4
2011-2012 3,733 0.5
2010-2011 3,714 2.2
2009-2010 3,632 -3.1
2008-2009 3,745 5.6
2007-2008 3,535 1.9
2006-2007 3,468 -0.2
2005-2006 3,475 -1.1
2004-2005 3,512 1.1
2003-2004 3,473 0.9
2002-2003 3,443 0.7
2001-2002 3,418 0.8
2000-2001 3,392 -0.1
1999-2000 3,396 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Columbus Public Schools (%) Nebraska K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.8 1.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.8 3.1
Black 2.0 6.5
Hispanic 50.4 22.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 1.7 4.7
White 44.3 61.9

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 Public Schools had 256.51 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.16.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 6.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 173.94
Secondary: 76.57
Total: 256.51

Columbus Public Schools employed 6.00 district administrators and 14.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.00
District Administrative Support: 12.00
School Administrators: 14.00
School Administrative Support: 20.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 153.25
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 16.20
Total Guidance Counselors: 13.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 9.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 6.00
Library/Media Support: 7.00
Student Support Services: 19.00
Other Support Services: 137.00


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]

Columbus Public Schools operates nine schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Centennial Elementary School347PK-4
Columbus High School1,2959-12
Columbus Middle School1,2075-8
Emerson Elementary School275PK-4
Kramer Education Center178PK-PK
Lost Creek Elementary Sch313PK-4
North Park Elementary299PK-4
Pathways Beyond/Early Steps To Success Building0PK-PK
West Park Elementary231PK-4

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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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