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Columbia County School District

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Columbia County School District is located in north Florida. Columbia County School District has 797.57 square miles of land area and 3.75 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Columbia County School District population is 67,662. Columbia County School District median household income is $39,194 in 2010-2014. Columbia County School District median house value is $106,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Columbia County School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (46 out of 67, bottom 31%) Elementary/Middle School: (42 out of 67, bottom 37%)* Rank: #44
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	22
Population	67,662 (2010-2014), rank #40
Population Growth	0.39% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	84.44/sq mi, rank #41
Median Household Income:	$39,194 at 2010-2014—0.30% increase since 2005-2009, rank #45
Median House Price:	$106,600 at 2010-2014—-16.19% increase since 2005-2009, rank #45
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	797.57 sq mi, rank #25
Water Area:	3.75 sq mi (0.47%), rank #63
State:	Florida
County:	Columbia County
City:	Lake City, White Springs, Lulu, Wellborn, Watertown, Five Points, Fort White, High Springs
Zip:	32055, 32096, 32025, 32061, 32024, 32094, 32038, 32643
Area:	Lake City, FL

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Columbia County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

372 West Duval St

Lake City FL, 32055, Columbia County

Phone: 386-755-8003

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	10,137	9,797	9,762	9,810	10,041	9,989	10,050
English Language Learner Students:	94	91	67	79	69	66	69
Total Teachers:	683.25	677.00	678.54	706.76	725.00	725.50	675.00
Prekindergarten:	19.00	16.00	18.40	18.90	19.00	21.00	20.00
Kindergarten:	52.00	50.00	45.00	47.50	47.00	46.00	44.00
Elementary:	262.00	248.50	250.00	262.50	258.00	261.00	264.00
Secondary:	264.22	270.67	266.14	275.48	276.00	273.00	270.00
Ungraded:	86.03	91.83	99.00	102.38	125.00	124.50	77.00
Total Other Staff:	681.50	706.33	718.96	761.27	750.00	750.00	742.00
Instructional Aides:	185.00	191.00	190.10	213.10	208.00	198.00	197.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.50	0.00	1.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	19.50	20.00	22.00	27.00	23.00	23.00	24.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	9.00	9.00	8.00	12.00	12.00	11.00	9.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	9.50	9.50	9.00	12.00	11.00	12.00	14.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.50	5.00	3.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	14.00	13.00	11.50	13.50	14.00	13.00	13.00
Library/Media Support:	5.00	5.00	5.00	7.00	8.00	8.00	7.00
District Administrators:	12.00	11.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	11.00
District Administrative Support:	69.00	66.00	71.24	72.80	72.00	76.00	75.00
School Administrators:	31.50	25.50	26.50	27.00	27.00	25.00	25.00
School Administrative Support:	35.50	38.83	38.50	36.50	34.00	34.00	35.00
Student Support Services:	54.00	61.00	58.25	57.00	60.00	53.00	51.00
Other Support Services:	254.00	275.00	285.87	296.87	294.00	309.00	303.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.84	14.47	14.39	13.88	13.85	13.77	14.89

Schools

Belmont Academy	Kindergarten to Grade 8	1476 Sw Walter Ave, Lake City FL 32024
Challenge Learning Center	Grade 6 to Grade 12	1301 Nw Labonte Ln, Lake City FL 32055
Columbia City Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	7438 Sw State Rd 47, Lake City FL 32024
Columbia High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	469 Se Fighting Tiger Dr, Lake City FL 32025
Columbia Virtual Franchise	Grade 6 to Grade 12	372 West Duval St, Lake City FL 32055
Columbia Virtual Instruction Program (District Pro	Kindergarten to Grade 6	372 West Duval St, Lake City FL 32055
Eastside Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	256 Se Beech St, Lake City FL 32025
Five Points Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	303 Nw Johnson St, Lake City FL 32055
Fort White Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	18119 Sw State Rd 47, Fort White FL 32038
Fort White High School	Grade 6 to Grade 12	17828 Sw State Rd 47, Fort White FL 32038
Lake City Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 12	843 Sw Arlington Blvd, Lake City FL 32025
Melrose Park Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	820 Se Putnam St, Lake City FL 32025
Niblack Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	837 Ne Broadway Ave, Lake City FL 32055
Pinemount Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	324 Sw Gabriel Place, Lake City FL 32024
Prek Ese	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	444 West Duval St, Lake City FL 32055
Residential Services	Grade 7 to Grade 12	444 West Duval St, Lake City FL 32055
Richardson Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 12	646 Se Pennsylvania St, Lake City FL 32025
Shining Star Academy Of The Arts	Kindergarten to Grade 7	7443 Us Hwy 90 West, Lake City FL 32055
Summers Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1388 Sw Mcfarlane Ave, Lake City FL 32025
Vocational/Adult/Community Education	Grade 9 to Grade 12	409 Sw Saint Johns St, Lake City FL 32025
Westside Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1956 Sw County Rd 252b, Lake City FL 32024

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
EOC Test
2012	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	401	402
2013	Algebra 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	403	406
2013	Biology 1	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	397	404
2013	Geometry	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	395	403
FCAT Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	323
2005	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	322
2006	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	324
2007	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	323
2008	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	327
2009	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	322	327
2010	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	331
2011	Math	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	329
2004	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	300
2005	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	296
2006	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	298
2007	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	300
2008	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	306
2009	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	305
2010	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	310
2011	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	309
2012	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	242	244
2013	Reading	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	242	246
2006	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	298
2007	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	302
2008	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	304
2009	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	303
2010	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299	306
2011	Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	307
2007	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	328
2008	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	333
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	338	337
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	343	337
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	336	337
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	202
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	201
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	315	309
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	323	313
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	313
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	321	314
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	314
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	202	201
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	201	201
2004	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	312
2005	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	312
2006	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	318
2007	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	319
2008	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	324
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	330
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	330
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	331
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	214	215
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	216	215
2004	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	318
2005	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	319
2006	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	314
2007	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	316
2008	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	319
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	325	324
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	320	323
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	328	323
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	213
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	212	212
2007	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	332
2008	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	331	333
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	335
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	336
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	334	336
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	222
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	219	221
2007	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	310
2008	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	305
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	311
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	310
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	310
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	221	221
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	220	220
2006	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294	299
2007	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	306
2008	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	310
2009	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	314
2010	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	318
2011	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	322
2012	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	326	322
2013	Science	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	200	201
2004	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291	301
2005	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	288	305
2006	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	312
2007	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	307
2008	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	313
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	316
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	319
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	319
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	225	227
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	224	226
2004	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	297	297
2005	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	299
2006	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298	311
2007	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	306
2008	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	310
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	310	313
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	315
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	315
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	223	225
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	226	225
2007	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	312
2008	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	315
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301	314
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	314
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	314
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	232	236
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	231	235
2007	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	313
2008	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314	315
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	318
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	316	322
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	319	322
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	229	231
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	229	231
2004	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	311
2005	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	313
2006	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	314
2007	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	318
2008	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309	324
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	322
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	324
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312	325
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	239	243
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	232	240
2004	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290	295
2005	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296	297
2006	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	299
2007	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295	303
2008	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302	310
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	312
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303	312
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	313
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	236	237
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	234	237
2006	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286	289
2007	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	298
2008	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293	305
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	305
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	310
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304	315
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	308	316
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	197	200
2007	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292	302
2008	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	309
2009	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	313
2010	Math	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307	311
2007	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	306	308
2008	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	313
2009	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311	316
2010	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	318	317
2011	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313	317
2012	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	237	240
2013	Reading	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	238	240

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$81,359,000	$8,334		$91,288,000	$9,306		$93,271,000	$9,289
Federal:	$12,283,000	$1,258	15.1%	$19,171,000	$1,954	21.0%	$17,859,000	$1,779	19.1%
State:	$45,644,000	$4,676	56.1%	$48,439,000	$4,938	53.1%	$50,400,000	$5,019	54.0%
Local:	$23,432,000	$2,400	28.8%	$23,678,000	$2,414	25.9%	$25,012,000	$2,491	26.8%
Total Expenditures:	$85,301,000	$8,738		$92,821,000	$9,462		$94,549,000	$9,416
Total Current Expenditures:	$80,728,000	$8,270		$86,175,000	$8,784		$87,013,000	$8,666
Instructional Expenditures:	$45,940,000	$4,706	56.9%	$48,846,000	$4,979	56.7%	$50,824,000	$5,062	58.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$9,491,000	$972	11.8%	$11,231,000	$1,145	13.0%	$10,652,000	$1,061	12.2%
Administration:	$7,328,000	$751	9.1%	$7,511,000	$766	8.7%	$7,070,000	$704	8.1%
Operations, Food, Other:	$17,969,000	$1,841	22.3%	$18,587,000	$1,895	21.6%	$18,467,000	$1,839	21.2%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,546,000	$261		$4,401,000	$449		$5,106,000	$509
Construction:	$1,256,000	$129		$3,442,000	$351		$3,552,000	$354
Total Other:	$673,000	$69		$777,000	$79		$906,000	$90
Interest on Debt:	$1,354,000	$139		$1,468,000	$150		$1,524,000	$152

Total Salary:	$50,443,000	$5,167		$52,035,000	$5,304		$52,978,000	$5,276
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$31,505,000	$3,227	62.5%	$32,522,000	$3,315	62.5%	$33,349,000	$3,321	62.9%
Other Salary:	$18,938,000	$1,940	37.5%	$19,513,000	$1,989	37.5%	$19,629,000	$1,955	37.1%
Total Benefit:	$14,636,000	$1,499		$17,323,000	$1,766		$17,142,000	$1,707
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$8,777,000	$899	60.0%	$10,498,000	$1,070	60.6%	$10,424,000	$1,038	60.8%
Other Benefit:	$5,859,000	$600	40.0%	$6,825,000	$696	39.4%	$6,718,000	$669	39.2%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	66.7%	67.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	32.1%	31.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	37.4%	29.8%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	16.6%	17.3%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	22.7%	25.3%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	14.4%	17.3%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	9.0%	10.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,349.0	$39,886.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,614.0	$32,614.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$37,235.0	$35,513.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$43,902.0	$42,065.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$53,621.0	$51,936.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$55,102.0	$53,601.0

* Columbia County School District was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.