Columbus ISD
A public school district in Columbus, Texas, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,659
- Students enrolled
- 117.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 225.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,527
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,659 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,256th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 421st of 1,211 in Texas. Larger than 70% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,527 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 21% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Columbus ISD spent $12,527 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,851 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $12,527 | $20.2 million | 1,610 |
| FY2022 | $11,966 | $18.9 million | 1,580 |
| FY2021 | $11,189 | $17.2 million | 1,536 |
| FY2020 | $10,948 | $16.9 million | 1,543 |
| FY2019 | $9,703 | $15.0 million | 1,544 |
| FY2018 | $9,651 | $14.9 million | 1,539 |
| FY2017 | $9,433 | $14.8 million | 1,573 |
| FY2016 | $8,870 | $14.2 million | 1,597 |
| FY2015 | $8,400 | $13.7 million | 1,626 |
| FY2014 | $8,573 | $14.3 million | 1,669 |
| FY2013 | $8,579 | $14.3 million | 1,670 |
| FY2012 | $8,593 | $14.2 million | 1,656 |
| FY2011 | $8,756 | $13.9 million | 1,586 |
| FY2010 | $8,731 | $13.4 million | 1,538 |
| FY2009 | $8,162 | $12.5 million | 1,527 |
| FY2008 | $7,979 | $12.2 million | 1,535 |
| FY2007 | $7,500 | $11.7 million | 1,564 |
| FY2006 | $7,023 | $10.9 million | 1,553 |
| FY2005 | $6,851 | $10.6 million | 1,546 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $4.2 million | 17.8% |
| State | $3.1 million | 13.1% |
| Local | $16.5 million | 69.1% |
| Total | $23.8 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Columbus Crossing High School | 14 |
| Columbus Elementary | 798 |
| Columbus High School | 524 |
| Columbus Junior High | 323 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- COLUMBUS ISD
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 4814700
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Texas — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Texas — A to Z, each with its page.
- Texas on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved