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Columbus

Columbus, GA schools & districts: ratings, enrollment, map

$2,313 left/mo

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3 bd $1,657/mo in Columbus. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax.

Public-school students

49,016

NCES 2024-2025

Pupils per teacher

14.7

3,343 teachers

Districts / schools

8 / 88

Public districts and schools

Beds

1

Usual: studio

Childcare

$0

No kids under 5

Left / mo

$2,313

NCES counts 88 public schools here. 87 are filed under a level. 1 is not in that split, so the two counts are not the same list.

Largest public school districts

8 largest districts in Columbus.

  • Muscogee County

    Columbus

    Students
    29,362
    Schools
    52
    Pupil–teacher
    14
  • Phenix City

    Phenix City

    Students
    7,198
    Schools
    12
    Pupil–teacher
    17
  • Harris County

    Hamilton

    Students
    5,663
    Schools
    7
    Pupil–teacher
    14.9
  • Russell County

    Phenix City

    Students
    3,850
    Schools
    8
    Pupil–teacher
    18.2
  • Marion County

    Buena Vista

    Students
    1,293
    Schools
    2
    Pupil–teacher
    15.4
  • Chattahoochee County

    Cusseta

    Students
    948
    Schools
    3
    Pupil–teacher
    13.3
  • Talbot County

    Talbotton

    Students
    364
    Schools
    1
    Pupil–teacher
    8.4
  • Stewart County

    Lumpkin

    Students
    338
    Schools
    3
    Pupil–teacher
    9.4

NCES 2024–25.

Schools by level

Primary

49

Elementary grades

Middle

19

Middle or junior high

High

17

Secondary grades

Other

2

K–12, ungraded, alternative

87 public schools. NCES 2024–25.

Where the Columbus metro sits

Roughly the core of the Columbus, GA metro area. Drag to look around, or open the larger map to search for a specific school or neighbourhood.

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Family of four

2 adults, 2 kids, 3 bd. $59 left/mo. Childcare $1,109. Columbus paycheck

NCES 2024-2025. How we figure this

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