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Columbia, KY
Public School Ratings




Columbia Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Adair County School District details

Adair County School District
1204 Greensburg St
Columbia, KY 42728

2,622 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Adair County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Kentucky

5

(10 is best)

Better than 41.3% of all KY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 44.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
42%
41%
46%
39%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Adair County Elementary School
870 Indian Dr
Columbia, KY, 42728
03-05
Adair County High School
526 Indian Dr
Columbia, KY, 42728
09-12
Adair County Middle School
322 General John Adair Dr
Columbia, KY, 42728
06-08
Adair County Primary Center School
158 Col. Casey Dr
Columbia, KY, 42728
PK-02
Adair Learning Academy School
401 Appleby Dr
Columbia, KY, 42728
05-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.7% 76.7%
Black 2.5% 11.5%
Hispanic 6.1% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 67.6% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 64.2% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.4% 3.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,734 $17,657,000 53.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $271 $711,000 2.2%
Staff $265 $694,000 2.1%
General Administration $365 $956,000 2.9%
School Administration $449 $1,177,000 3.6%
Operation $785 $2,058,000 6.3%
Transportation $701 $1,839,000 5.6%
Other $246 $646,000 2.0%
Total Support $3,082 $8,081,000 24.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,711 $7,109,000 21.6%
Total Expenditures $12,527 $32,847,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,206 $4,756,220,000 51.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $653 $431,000,000 4.7%
Staff $636 $419,649,000 4.6%
General Administration $271 $178,736,000 1.9%
School Administration $732 $482,815,000 5.3%
Operation $986 $650,768,000 7.1%
Transportation $576 $380,254,000 4.1%
Other $356 $235,292,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,210 $2,778,514,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,506 $1,654,224,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,922 $9,188,958,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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