Regular local school district · Columbia County

Columbia County Public Schools, GA: schools, enrollment and spending

Columbia County Public Schools runs 30 public schools with 28,566 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.8 students per teacher is 1.4 higher than the Georgia figure of 14.4.Listed in NCES data as "Columbia County".

At a glance

Schools: 30
Students: 28,566
Teachers (FTE): 1,813
Students per teacher: 15.8; GA: 14.4 · US: 15.3

Address: 4781 Hereford Farm Road, Evans, GA 30809
Phone: (706)541-0650
County: Columbia County
Locale: Suburb: Large
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 1301410
State district ID: GA-636
Total staff (FTE): 3,596
School counselors (FTE): 72.0About 397 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 90.0

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Students per teacher compared

This district15.8

Georgia14.4

United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (28,266), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $338.6 million
Federal revenue: $25.4 million
State revenue: $156.0 million
Local revenue: $157.2 million
Total spending: $314.1 million
Spending per pupil: $11,112
Salaries: $179.1 million57.0% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $74.5 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 7.5%
State: 46.1%
Local: 46.4%

Georgia overall

Federal: 12.0%
State: 42.8%
Local: 45.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$11,112

Georgia$13,517

United States$16,826

Schools in Columbia County Public Schools

By level: 5 high, 8 middle, 17 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Baker Place Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	958	15.5
Blue Ridge Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	612	13.3
Brookwood Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	559	12.7
Cedar Ridge Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	1,060	15.6
Columbia Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	903	15.6
Euchee Creek Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	705	14.7
Evans Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	730	15.2
Evans High School	High	9 to 12	1,800	18.0
Evans Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	1,030	17.5
Greenbrier Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	610	15.2
Greenbrier High School	High	9 to 12	1,935	19.5
Greenbrier Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	853	16.7
Grovetown Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	908	14.0
Grovetown High School	High	9 to 12	2,256	18.5
Grovetown Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	1,067	16.2
Harlem High School	High	9 to 12	1,318	18.1
Harlem Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	1,025	16.3
Lakeside High School	High	9 to 12	1,861	17.7
Lakeside Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	498	12.8
Lewiston Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	614	14.6
Martinez Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	731	14.9
North Columbia Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	460	13.9
North Harlem Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	930	15.2
Parkway Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	795	15.6
River Ridge Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	789	16.1
Riverside Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	640	14.2
Riverside Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	711	15.8
Stallings Island Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	729	17.0
Stevens Creek Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	759	15.5
Westmont Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	720	14.1

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.