Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.8% of them were boys, and 49.2% were girls.
The most represented ethnicity among Columbus Elementary School students was Hispanic, accounting for 44.4% of the student population.
Among the 14 schools in Colorado County, Columbus High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 489 students, while Columbus Junior High School welcomed 345 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
Columbus Elementary School is a part of Columbus ISD, which roughly covers schools within Colorado County with its main office in Columbus.
In the previous school year, Columbus Elementary School also had the highest number of students among Colorado County schools.
Texas is found to be one of the least educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.
More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.
Education in Texas is often a hot button issue, especially as test scores lag behind other states.
“The problems commonly cited are flaws in the school financing system, relatively low teacher salary, poor test performance by students, dropouts from traditional schools in favor of charter schools, gun violence, and mental health issues,” claimed the Texas Almanac.
| School Name | City | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Columbus Elementary School | Columbus | 734 |
| Columbus High School | Columbus | 489 |
| Columbus Junior High School | Columbus | 345 |
| Rice High School | Altair | 302 |
| Weimar Elementary School | Weimar | 288 |
| Rice Junior High School | Altair | 278 |
| Eagle Lake Primary School | Altair | 242 |
| Weimar Junior High School | Weimar | 213 |
| Eagle Lake Intermediate School | Altair | 203 |
| Weimar High School | Weimar | 187 |
| Garwood Elementary School | Altair | 105 |
| Sheridan Elementary School | Altair | 77 |
| Rice Challenge Academy | Altair | 68 |
| Columbus Alternative School | Columbus | 12 |
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