Regular local school district · Platte County
Columbus Public Schools, NE: schools, enrollment and spending
Columbus Public Schools runs 9 public schools with 4,171 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.2 students per teacher is 2.1 higher than the Nebraska figure of 14.1.Listed in NCES data as "COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS".
At a glance
- Schools
- 9
- Students
- 4,171
- Teachers (FTE)
- 257
- Students per teacher
- 16.2
- NE: 14.1 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 2508 27th St, Columbus, NE 68602
- Phone
- (402)563-7000
- County
- Platte County
- Locale
- Town: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 3105340
- State district ID
- NE-710001000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 669
- School counselors (FTE)
- 13.0About 321 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 15.0
Students per teacher compared
This district16.2
Nebraska14.1
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 (4,159), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $55.6 million
- Federal revenue
- $4.1 million
- State revenue
- $22.4 million
- Local revenue
- $29.1 million
- Total spending
- $50.5 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,151
- Salaries
- $31.1 million61.6% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $52.9 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 7.3%
- State: 40.3%
- Local: 52.4%
Nebraska overall
- Federal: 9.5%
- State: 31.4%
- Local: 59.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,151
Nebraska$16,481
United States$16,826
Schools in Columbus Public Schools
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, 2 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Centennial Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 4 | 353 | 14.1 |
| Columbus High School | High | 9 to 12 | 1,337 | 17.4 |
| Columbus Middle School | Middle | 5 to 8 | 1,166 | 15.8 |
| Emerson Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 4 | 286 | 20.4 |
| Kramer Education Center | Prekindergarten | PK | 170 | 24.3 |
| Lost Creek Elementary Sch | Elementary | PK to 4 | 318 | 12.7 |
| North Park Elementary | Elementary | PK to 4 | 304 | 16.0 |
| Pathways Beyond/Early Steps to Success Building | Prekindergarten | PK | 22 | |
| West Park Elementary | Elementary | PK to 4 | 215 | 15.4 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Platte County
- Lakeview Community Schools 1,037 students
- Humphrey Public Schools 322 students
- Educational Service Unit 07 0 students
More in Nebraska
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.