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Highland Elem School

Serves grades 2 - 3

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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
319 N High School St
Columbus, KS 66725
Phone
(620) 429-3032
District
COLUMBUS
County
CHEROKEE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
120
Classroom Teachers
9

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kansas

7

(10 is best)

Better than 62.3% of all KS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Highland Elem School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
43%
28%
37%
47%
48%
    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
13
12
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 2 66 55.0%
Grade 3 54 45.0%
Total 120 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 89.3% 92.0% 66.5%
Black 1.8% 0.6% 7.2%
Hispanic 6.3% 5.0% 22.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 2.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.7% 2.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.5% 50.6% 42.7%
Free lunch eligible 45.0% 39.2% 33.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.5% 11.5% 9.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 6,599 2,937,150
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 17.8 35
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.4% 6.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.3% 20.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.6% 32.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.2% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 19.6% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,566 1,148,635
Single Parent Households With Children 6.5% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.8% 91.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.0% 34.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.9% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.4% 17.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.8% 13.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.1% 18.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.4% 15.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 22.3% 11.7%
$15,000 or less 10.1% 8.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,374 $7,921,804 58.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $111 $105,006 0.8%
Staff $239 $226,094 1.7%
General Administration $394 $372,724 2.8%
School Administration $979 $926,134 6.8%
Operation $1,478 $1,398,188 10.3%
Transportation $730 $690,580 5.1%
Other $413 $390,698 2.9%
Total Support $4,345 $4,110,370 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,572 $1,487,112 11.0%
Total Expenditures $14,291 $13,519,286 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,633 $3,697,137,819 50.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $786 $380,580,640 5.2%
Staff $484 $234,547,981 3.2%
General Administration $302 $146,148,145 2.0%
School Administration $727 $351,870,243 4.8%
Operation $1,203 $582,720,599 8.0%
Transportation $480 $232,702,406 3.2%
Other $354 $171,507,004 2.3%
Total Support $4,336 $2,100,045,783 28.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,111 $1,506,919,992 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,081 $7,304,128,071 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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