Columbia County Schools is a school district in Florida. The district was the 38th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 10,137 students.[1]
About the district
Columbia County School District is located in the county of the same name in northern Florida.
Columbia County School District serves the county of the same name in northern Florida. The county seat is Lake City. The county was home to an estimated 68,348 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2]
Demographics
Columbia County underperformed compared to Florida as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 14.1 percent of county residents aged 25 and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 26.8 percent statewide. The median household income for the county was $39,194 compared to $47,212 for the state. County residents lived below poverty level at a rate of 21.7 percent, while that rate was 16.5 percent for state residents.[2]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[2]
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| Race
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Columbia County(%)
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Florida (%)
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| White |
77.9 |
77.7
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| Black or African American |
18.5 |
16.8
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| American Indian and Alaska Native |
0.6 |
0.5
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| Asian |
1.1 |
2.8
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
0.1 |
0.1
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| Two or More Races |
1.9 |
2.0
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| Hispanic or Latino |
5.7 |
24.5
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Presidential Voting Pattern,
Columbia County[3]
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| Year
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Democratic votes
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Republican votes
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Other votes
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| 2012 |
8,462 |
18,429 |
247
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| 2008 |
9,171 |
18,670 |
0
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| 2004 |
8,031 |
16,758 |
0
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| 2000 |
7,047 |
10,964 |
0
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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.
School board elections
Columbia County schools are overseen by a five-member board elected by district to four-year terms.
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This officeholder information was last updated on December 11, 2017. Please contact us with any updates.
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Election dates
- See also: Columbia County School District elections (2016) and Columbia County School District elections (2014)
Members of the Columbia County School District school board are elected to four-year terms. Three seats were up for election in 2014, and two seats were on the ballot in 2016.
Budget
From 1993 to 2013, the Columbia County School District had an average of $70,710,381 in revenue and $71,633,810 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $12,470,810 in outstanding debt. The district retired $935,476 of its debt and issued $1,676,476 in new debt each year on average.[4]
Revenue
The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.
| Revenue by Source |
Fiscal
Year |
Local |
State |
Federal |
Revenue Total |
| Total |
% of Revenue |
Total |
% of Revenue |
Total |
% of Revenue |
| Click [show] on the right to display the revenue data for prior years. |
| 1993 | $7,896,000 | 18.94% | $29,835,000 | 71.56% | $3,964,000 | 9.51% | $41,695,000 |
| 1994 | $8,958,000 | 18.09% | $36,659,000 | 74.01% | $3,913,000 | 7.90% | $49,530,000 |
| 1995 | $9,560,000 | 20.45% | $32,849,000 | 70.25% | $4,349,000 | 9.30% | $46,758,000 |
| 1996 | $10,043,000 | 20.57% | $34,327,000 | 70.31% | $4,451,000 | 9.12% | $48,821,000 |
| 1997 | $10,601,000 | 21.00% | $35,215,000 | 69.75% | $4,675,000 | 9.26% | $50,491,000 |
| 1998 | $11,638,000 | 21.11% | $37,719,000 | 68.42% | $5,772,000 | 10.47% | $55,129,000 |
| 1999 | $12,837,000 | 17.31% | $55,903,000 | 75.38% | $5,418,000 | 7.31% | $74,158,000 |
| 2000 | $13,731,000 | 21.86% | $42,671,000 | 67.94% | $6,404,000 | 10.20% | $62,806,000 |
| 2001 | $14,348,000 | 20.69% | $48,102,000 | 69.36% | $6,905,000 | 9.96% | $69,355,000 |
| 2002 | $14,786,000 | 23.69% | $39,917,000 | 63.95% | $7,717,000 | 12.36% | $62,420,000 |
| 2003 | $14,379,000 | 22.02% | $42,521,000 | 65.13% | $8,388,000 | 12.85% | $65,288,000 |
| 2004 | $15,382,000 | 21.96% | $45,047,000 | 64.32% | $9,604,000 | 13.71% | $70,033,000 |
| 2005 | $17,570,000 | 23.12% | $46,737,000 | 61.50% | $11,689,000 | 15.38% | $75,996,000 |
| 2006 | $18,199,000 | 22.00% | $52,798,000 | 63.82% | $11,736,000 | 14.19% | $82,733,000 |
| 2007 | $21,916,000 | 23.52% | $60,308,000 | 64.73% | $10,951,000 | 11.75% | $93,175,000 |
| 2008 | $24,888,000 | 26.28% | $59,756,000 | 63.09% | $10,064,000 | 10.63% | $94,708,000 |
| 2009 | $24,851,000 | 26.41% | $55,870,000 | 59.38% | $13,368,000 | 14.21% | $94,089,000 |
| 2010 | $25,012,000 | 26.82% | $50,400,000 | 54.04% | $17,859,000 | 19.15% | $93,271,000 |
| 2011 | $23,678,000 | 25.94% | $48,439,000 | 53.06% | $19,171,000 | 21.00% | $91,288,000 |
| 2012 | $23,432,000 | 28.80% | $45,644,000 | 56.10% | $12,283,000 | 15.10% | $81,359,000 |
| 2013 | $22,349,000 | 27.32% | $47,816,000 | 58.44% | $11,650,000 | 14.24% | $81,815,000 |
| Avg. | $16,478,762 | 22.76% | $45,168,238 | 64.98% | $9,063,381 | 12.27% | $70,710,381 |
Expenditures
The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:
- Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
- Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
- Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
- Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
- Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services
| Expenditures by Category |
Fiscal
Year |
Instruction |
Support Services |
Capital Spending |
Debt & Gov. Payments |
Other |
Budget
Total |
| Total |
% of Budget |
Total |
% of Budget |
Total |
% of Budget |
Total |
% of Budget |
Total |
% of Budget |
| Click [show] on the right to display the expenditure data for prior years. |
| 1993 | $21,343,000 | 54.23% | $15,538,000 | 39.48% | $2,071,000 | 5.26% | $167,000 | 0.42% | $234,000 | 0.59% | $39,353,000 |
| 1994 | $22,338,000 | 45.27% | $15,952,000 | 32.33% | $10,495,000 | 21.27% | $151,000 | 0.31% | $403,000 | 0.82% | $49,339,000 |
| 1995 | $24,644,000 | 52.86% | $16,693,000 | 35.80% | $4,725,000 | 10.13% | $163,000 | 0.35% | $399,000 | 0.86% | $46,624,000 |
| 1996 | $24,905,000 | 56.00% | $16,629,000 | 37.39% | $2,328,000 | 5.23% | $140,000 | 0.31% | $472,000 | 1.06% | $44,474,000 |
| 1997 | $25,744,000 | 53.26% | $18,134,000 | 37.52% | $3,393,000 | 7.02% | $126,000 | 0.26% | $936,000 | 1.94% | $48,333,000 |
| 1998 | $27,623,000 | 50.43% | $19,950,000 | 36.42% | $6,120,000 | 11.17% | $269,000 | 0.49% | $809,000 | 1.48% | $54,771,000 |
| 1999 | $29,520,000 | 47.29% | $21,664,000 | 34.71% | $10,473,000 | 16.78% | $338,000 | 0.54% | $428,000 | 0.69% | $62,423,000 |
| 2000 | $30,568,000 | 41.45% | $22,489,000 | 30.50% | $19,923,000 | 27.02% | $317,000 | 0.43% | $447,000 | 0.61% | $73,744,000 |
| 2001 | $32,559,000 | 47.84% | $23,723,000 | 34.86% | $10,983,000 | 16.14% | $309,000 | 0.45% | $486,000 | 0.71% | $68,060,000 |
| 2002 | $33,130,000 | 51.90% | $23,930,000 | 37.49% | $5,970,000 | 9.35% | $300,000 | 0.47% | $506,000 | 0.79% | $63,836,000 |
| 2003 | $33,843,000 | 53.47% | $25,400,000 | 40.13% | $3,207,000 | 5.07% | $342,000 | 0.54% | $497,000 | 0.79% | $63,289,000 |
| 2004 | $35,836,000 | 50.52% | $26,688,000 | 37.63% | $7,620,000 | 10.74% | $323,000 | 0.46% | $464,000 | 0.65% | $70,931,000 |
| 2005 | $39,248,000 | 51.58% | $29,777,000 | 39.13% | $6,159,000 | 8.09% | $308,000 | 0.40% | $601,000 | 0.79% | $76,093,000 |
| 2006 | $43,666,000 | 51.74% | $31,947,000 | 37.85% | $7,415,000 | 8.79% | $746,000 | 0.88% | $628,000 | 0.74% | $84,402,000 |
| 2007 | $48,094,000 | 53.21% | $34,557,000 | 38.23% | $6,430,000 | 7.11% | $578,000 | 0.64% | $733,000 | 0.81% | $90,392,000 |
| 2008 | $50,000,000 | 47.69% | $35,356,000 | 33.72% | $16,930,000 | 16.15% | $1,855,000 | 1.77% | $698,000 | 0.67% | $104,839,000 |
| 2009 | $50,557,000 | 47.12% | $35,095,000 | 32.71% | $19,423,000 | 18.10% | $1,562,000 | 1.46% | $654,000 | 0.61% | $107,291,000
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| 2010 | $50,824,000 | 53.75% | $36,189,000 | 38.28% | $5,106,000 | 5.40% | $1,524,000 | 1.61% | $906,000 | 0.96% | $94,549,000 |
| 2011 | $48,846,000 | 52.62% | $37,329,000 | 40.22% | $4,401,000 | 4.74% | $1,468,000 | 1.58% | $777,000 | 0.84% | $92,821,000 |
| 2012 | $45,940,000 | 53.86% | $34,788,000 | 40.78% | $2,546,000 | 2.98% | $1,354,000 | 1.59% | $673,000 | 0.79% | $85,301,000 |
| 2013 | $45,588,000 | 54.63% | $34,178,000 | 40.96% | $1,697,000 | 2.03% | $1,296,000 | 1.55% | $686,000 | 0.82% | $83,445,000
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| Avg. | $36,419,810 | 50.99% | $26,476,476 | 36.96% | $7,495,952 | 10.41% | $649,333 | 0.79% | $592,238 | 0.86% | $71,633,810 |
Debt
The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.
| Debt |
Fiscal
Year |
Retired |
Issued |
Outstanding |
| Click [show] on the right to display the debt data for prior years. |
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| 1993 | $355,000 | $223,000 | $2,588,000 |
| 1994 | $370,000 | $800,000 | $3,019,000 |
| 1995 | $2,849,000 | $0 | $2,505,000 |
| 1996 | $2,412,000 | $0 | $2,170,000 |
| 1997 | $345,000 | $2,958,000 | $4,775,000 |
| 1998 | $788,000 | $2,640,000 | $6,685,000 |
| 1999 | $280,000 | $0 | $6,405,000 |
| 2000 | $175,000 | $0 | $6,230,000 |
| 2001 | $185,000 | $0 | $6,045,000 |
| 2002 | $190,000 | $1,400,000 | $7,255,000 |
| 2003 | $485,000 | $0 | $6,790,000 |
| 2004 | $480,000 | $0 | $6,205,000 |
| 2005 | $510,000 | $1,100,000 | $5,760,000 |
| 2006 | $1,011,000 | $0 | $9,965,000 |
| 2007 | $1,118,000 | $400,000 | $9,142,000 |
| 2008 | $2,065,000 | $25,685,000 | $32,762,000 |
| 2009 | $1,193,000 | $0 | $31,569,000 |
| 2010 | $1,253,000 | $0 | $30,316,000 |
| 2011 | $1,168,000 | $0 | $28,431,000 |
| 2012 | $1,181,000 | $0 | $27,251,000 |
| 2013 | $1,232,000 | $0 | $26,019,000 |
| Avg. | $935,476 | $1,676,476 | $12,470,810 |
Contact information
Columbia County School District
372 W. Duval St.
Lake City, FL 32055
Phone: (386) 755-8000
See also
External links
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Columbia County, Florida," July 21, 2016
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Division of Elections: Election results," accessed October 5, 2015
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Public School System Finances: Historical Data," accessed December 1, 2015
