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Columbus School District
A public school district in Columbus, Wisconsin, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,123
- Students enrolled
- 89.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 162.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,572
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,123 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,918th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 168th of 448 in Wisconsin. Larger than 61% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,572 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 56% 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 School District spent $15,320 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $9,846 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.
Source: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $15,320 | $17.3 million | 1,130 |
| FY2023 | $16,572 | $19.3 million | 1,167 |
| FY2022 | $12,903 | $15.8 million | 1,222 |
| FY2021 | $12,099 | $15.0 million | 1,242 |
| FY2020 | $12,298 | $16.0 million | 1,297 |
| FY2019 | $11,961 | $15.6 million | 1,307 |
| FY2018 | $10,630 | $14.4 million | 1,355 |
| FY2017 | $10,772 | $14.4 million | 1,340 |
| FY2016 | $10,812 | $14.1 million | 1,304 |
| FY2015 | $11,226 | $14.3 million | 1,278 |
| FY2014 | $10,900 | $13.7 million | 1,256 |
| FY2013 | $10,340 | $12.5 million | 1,205 |
| FY2012 | $10,425 | $12.4 million | 1,193 |
| FY2011 | $12,916 | $15.3 million | 1,183 |
| FY2010 | $11,174 | $13.3 million | 1,192 |
| FY2009 | $10,927 | $12.9 million | 1,185 |
| FY2008 | $10,788 | $12.3 million | 1,139 |
| FY2007 | $11,112 | $12.4 million | 1,112 |
| FY2006 | $10,219 | $11.7 million | 1,143 |
| FY2005 | $9,846 | $11.3 million | 1,149 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.2 million | 9.3% |
| State | $10.0 million | 42.5% |
| Local | $11.4 million | 48.2% |
| Total | $23.6 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 Elementary | 425 |
| Columbus High | 383 |
| Columbus Middle | 241 |
| Discovery Charter School | 71 |
The district’s entry
- 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
- 5502820
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Wisconsin — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Wisconsin — A to Z, each with its page.
- Wisconsin 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 30, 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 2024
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 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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