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Columbia School District is located in southeast Washington. Columbia School District has 114.90 square miles of land area and 21.08 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Columbia School District population is 3,466. Columbia School District median household income is $73,906 in 2010-2014. Columbia School District median house value is $157,200 in 2010-2014. On average, Columbia School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (164 out of 238, bottom 31%) Elementary/Middle School: (198 out of 274, bottom 28%)* Rank: #216
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	3,466 (2010-2014), rank #184
Population Growth	-8.21% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	25.49/sq mi, rank #160
Median Household Income:	$73,906 at 2010-2014—28.45% increase since 2005-2009, rank #25
Median House Price:	$157,200 at 2010-2014—1.09% increase since 2005-2009, rank #211
Time Zone:	Pacific GMT -8:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	114.90 sq mi, rank #169
Water Area:	21.08 sq mi (15.50%), rank #49
State:	Washington
County:	Walla Walla County
City:	Burbank, Wallula, Touchet
Zip:	99323, 99363, 99360
Area:	Walla Walla, WA

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Columbia School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

755 Maple St

Burbank WA, 99323, Walla Walla County

Phone: 509-547-2136

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	860	899	895	869	918	925	971
English Language Learner Students:	109	119	102	70	68	78	79
Total Teachers:	51.39	50.08	47.24	47.50	50.84	53.10	51.50
Prekindergarten:	0.90	0.90	0.97	0.82	0.00	0.00	0.70
Kindergarten:	3.69	3.24	2.19	2.07	0.00	0.20	0.20
Elementary:	21.78	22.58	21.23	20.88	21.12	27.80	25.60
Secondary:	25.02	23.36	22.85	23.73	29.72	25.10	25.00
Ungraded:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Other Staff:	44.38	43.97	43.23	35.67	41.46	41.60	44.40
Instructional Aides:	10.20	10.92	10.30	8.45	8.38	8.90	10.40
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Library/Media Support:	1.86	1.85	1.84	1.86	1.86	1.90	1.90
District Administrators:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	2.75	2.75	2.75	2.75	1.75	1.60	2.50
School Administrators:	3.36	3.36	3.41	3.46	3.00	3.00	3.00
School Administrative Support:	4.73	4.68	4.60	3.47	4.12	4.00	4.00
Student Support Services:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Other Support Services:	16.48	15.41	15.33	10.68	18.35	18.20	18.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.73	17.95	18.95	18.29	18.06	17.42	18.85

Schools

Columbia Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	977 Maple St, Burbank WA 99323
Columbia High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	787 Maple St, Burbank WA 99323
Columbia Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	835 Maple St, Burbank WA 99323

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
EOC Test
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	47.5%	64.1%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	68.4%	81.7%
2011	Math Year 1	End of course	% met std	53.9%	62.4%
2012	Math Year 1	End of course	% met std	70.1%	71%
2013	Math Year 1	End of course	% met std	76.6%	80.7%
2011	Math Year 2	End of course	% met std	71.7%	72.9%
2012	Math Year 2	End of course	% met std	73.2%	79.1%
2013	Math Year 2	End of course	% met std	90.7%	89.4%
HSPE Test
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	41.4%	41.6%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81.9%	78.8%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	74.4%	82.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	75.6%	81.1%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	85.2%	83.5%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	38%	44.7%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	38.5%	49.7%
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	84.1%	85.9%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	74.4%	86%
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	92.1%	85.2%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	85.2%	84.9%
MSP Test
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	39.7%	61.7%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	38.7%	61.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	32.4%	65.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	30.5%	65.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63.8%	72%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	53.2%	73.1%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	44.1%	68.7%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	52.5%	73.0%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	31.9%	53.6%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	47.5%	59.3%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	46%	59.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	45.5%	62.5%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	70.2%	67.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	32.8%	67.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	47.6%	71.4%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	45.5%	72.4%
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	40.4%	61%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	44.3%	61.4%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	54%	61.3%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	27.3%	62.1%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	47.1%	53.6%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	38.6%	61.2%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	18.3%	63.7%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	50.8%	62.6%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70%	69.5%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	68.4%	67.6%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.6%	71%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.9%	72.6%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	50%	34%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	42.1%	55.6%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	63.4%	66.1%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	55.7%	66.5%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	28.6%	51.8%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	31.9%	58.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	34.4%	61.4%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	24.3%	59.3%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	70%	64.5%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	59.7%	70.6%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	75%	70.6%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.6%	71.4%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	40%	55.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	50.7%	56.9%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	48.7%	59.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	48.5%	63.7%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50.7%	63.3%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	56%	56.4%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.7%	71.2%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	62.1%	68.7%
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	68%	70.2%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	78.7%	71%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	64.1%	71%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	75.8%	71.0%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	39.5%	51.5%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	45.8%	50.3%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	57.7%	55.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	42.3%	53.2%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	64.2%	69.2%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	56.9%	68.6%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	67.6%	67.2%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	71.8%	66.2%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	46.9%	54.4%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	43.7%	61.5%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	73.6%	66.3%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	56.4%	64.9%
WASL Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% met std	30.6%	43.9%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	39.7%	47.5%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	31.3%	51%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	38.4%	50.2%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	49.4%	49.3%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	32.9%	45.2%
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	55.6%	64.5%
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	68.1%	72.9%
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	67.2%	81.9%
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81.4%	80.6%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	83.7%	81.3%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	77.6%	80.9%
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	18.1%	32.2%
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	25%	35.8%
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	13.8%	34.9%
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	28.2%	36.3%
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	27.4%	39.7%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	34.8%	38.6%
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	62.5%	65.2%
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	61.8%	65.2%
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	67.7%	79.7%
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	92%	83.6%
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	92.9%	86.2%
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	87.9%	86.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	62.7%	64.2%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	58.8%	69.4%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	56.3%	68.3%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	55.8%	66.3%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	54.4%	68.2%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	66.2%	70.7%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	64.1%	70.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	57.7%	71.3%
2004	Math	4th Grade	% met std	33.8%	59.9%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	53.4%	60.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	61.8%	58.9%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	63.2%	57.9%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	40.6%	53.4%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	27.5%	52.3%
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.5%	74.4%
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.7%	79.5%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85.3%	81.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.5%	76.4%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	63.8%	72.3%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71%	73.5%
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	57.7%	55.8%
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	46.6%	57.7%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	58.8%	60.3%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	42.6%	60.1%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	59.4%	62.1%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	52.2%	60.3%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	42.2%	55.8%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	68.4%	59.3%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	50.7%	61%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	51.4%	61.9%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	74.7%	76.2%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	69.7%	71.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	80%	75.3%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.4%	73.9%
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	42.1%	35.6%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	34.6%	35.7%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	31.6%	36.4%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	37.3%	42.9%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	48.6%	44.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	45.6%	49.4%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	43.5%	49.5%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	32%	48.9%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	30.7%	50.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.6%	66.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	63.5%	67.8%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	62.7%	68.6%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	61.3%	72%
2004	Math	7th Grade	% met std	38.8%	46.3%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	42.2%	50.8%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	38%	48.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	47.8%	54.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	40.5%	50.3%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	51.3%	51.8%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	45.9%	60.4%
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	60%	69%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	56.3%	61.5%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	58%	68.5%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54.8%	62.8%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	55.1%	59.3%
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	50.6%	57.9%
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	46.7%	61.2%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	50.7%	64.5%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	60.9%	68.1%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	56%	69.7%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	62.8%	69.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	40%	48.8%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	41%	49.5%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	54.3%	51.5%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	50%	50.8%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	64.4%	70.1%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	44.6%	64.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	62.9%	65.9%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	56.2%	67.5%
2004	Science	8th Grade	% met std	19.4%	39.4%
2005	Science	8th Grade	% met std	15.7%	36.4%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	35.6%	42.9%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	45.8%	44.4%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	45.7%	47.9%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	43.8%	51.1%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$10,796,000	$12,063		$11,148,000	$12,829		$10,826,000	$11,793
Federal:	$601,000	$672	5.6%	$892,000	$1,026	8.0%	$1,039,000	$1,132	9.6%
State:	$5,730,000	$6,402	53.1%	$5,938,000	$6,833	53.3%	$5,565,000	$6,062	51.4%
Local:	$4,465,000	$4,989	41.4%	$4,318,000	$4,969	38.7%	$4,222,000	$4,599	39.0%
Total Expenditures:	$9,908,000	$11,070		$10,368,000	$11,931		$9,412,000	$10,253
Total Current Expenditures:	$8,315,000	$9,291		$8,511,000	$9,794		$8,512,000	$9,272
Instructional Expenditures:	$4,677,000	$5,226	56.2%	$4,917,000	$5,658	57.8%	$4,928,000	$5,368	57.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$540,000	$603	6.5%	$482,000	$555	5.7%	$501,000	$546	5.9%
Administration:	$1,199,000	$1,340	14.4%	$1,189,000	$1,368	14.0%	$1,080,000	$1,176	12.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$1,899,000	$2,122	22.8%	$1,923,000	$2,213	22.6%	$2,003,000	$2,182	23.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,201,000	$1,342		$1,423,000	$1,638		$429,000	$467
Construction:	$827,000	$924		$1,111,000	$1,278		$5,000	$5
Total Other:	$12,000	$13		$4,000	$5		$15,000	$16
Interest on Debt:	$380,000	$425		$430,000	$495		$456,000	$497

Total Salary:	$4,753,000	$5,311		$4,853,000	$5,585		$5,088,000	$5,542
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$3,169,000	$3,541	66.7%	$3,296,000	$3,793	67.9%	$3,490,000	$3,802	68.6%
Other Salary:	$1,584,000	$1,770	33.3%	$1,557,000	$1,792	32.1%	$1,598,000	$1,741	31.4%
Total Benefit:	$1,822,000	$2,036		$1,798,000	$2,069		$1,797,000	$1,958
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,090,000	$1,218	59.8%	$1,077,000	$1,239	59.9%	$1,093,000	$1,191	60.8%
Other Benefit:	$732,000	$818	40.2%	$721,000	$830	40.1%	$704,000	$767	39.2%

* Columbia School District was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.