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Columbus School

Serves grades M - M

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

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School Overview

Address
18 S Perry St
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Phone
(845) 451-4630
District
POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
DUTCHESS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to New York

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all NY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Columbus School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
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51%
No Data
53%
No Data
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
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13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) Unreported 5.8% 42.2%
Black Unreported 49.3% 16.4%
Hispanic Unreported 43.8% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander Unreported 0.6% 10.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska Unreported 0.5% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 78.0% 53.7%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 78.0% 51.2%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 0.0% 2.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 31,717 19,677,151
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 6,165.1 416
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.4% 17.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.6% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.3% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 17.4% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 13,591 7,604,523
Single Parent Households With Children 12.7% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.4% 87.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 32.7% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.2% 24.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.5% 16.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.1% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.0% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.4% 12.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.6% 10.4%
$15,000 or less 14.2% 9.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $16,501 $65,540,000 64.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,258 $4,997,000 4.9%
Staff $561 $2,227,000 2.2%
General Administration $1,058 $4,203,000 4.2%
School Administration $1,230 $4,887,000 4.8%
Operation $1,145 $4,548,000 4.5%
Transportation $841 $3,339,000 3.3%
Other $549 $2,179,000 2.2%
Total Support $6,641 $26,380,000 26.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,302 $9,143,000 9.0%
Total Expenditures $25,444 $101,063,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $18,290 $46,325,753,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $1,940,420,000 2.4%
Staff $1,213 $3,072,691,000 3.8%
General Administration $408 $1,032,797,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,144 $2,897,632,000 3.6%
Operation $2,258 $5,718,874,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,460 $3,697,044,000 4.6%
Other $779 $1,972,819,000 2.4%
Total Support $8,027 $20,332,277,000 25.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,552 $14,062,158,000 17.4%
Total Expenditures $31,869 $80,720,188,000 100.0%
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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