The Columbus Municipal School District is a public school district

School district

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 based in Columbus

Columbus, Mississippi

Columbus is a city in Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States that lies above the Tombigbee River. It is approximately northeast of Jackson, north of Meridian, south of Tupelo, northwest of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and west of Birmingham, Alabama. The population was 25,944 at the 2000 census...

, Mississippi

Mississippi

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 (USA

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).

In addition to Columbus, the district also serves the children of Columbus Air Force Base

Columbus Air Force Base

Columbus Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately north of Columbus, Mississippi.The host unit at Columbus is the 14th Flying Training Wing assigned to the Air Education and Training Command Nineteenth Air Force. The 14 FTW's mission is to provide specialized...

military personnel.

Elementary Schools (Grades Pre K-5)

• Cook Elementary School
• Fairview Elementary School
• Franklin Elementary School
• Sale Elementary School
• Stokes-Beard Elementary Magnet School

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 4,717 students enrolled in the Columbus Municipal School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 86.79% African American, 11.38% White, 0.78% Hispanic, 0.95% Asian, and 0.09% Native American. 74.1% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06	4,967	49%	51%	1.09%	85.34%	1.01%	0.04%	12.52%
2004-05	4,844	49%	51%	0.83%	84.66%	0.62%	0.04%	13.85%
2003-04	4,975	49%	51%	0.82%	82.69%	0.68%	0.16%	15.64%
2002-03	5,097	49%	51%	0.65%	82.50%	0.75%	0.10%	16.01%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07	2005-06	2004-05	2003-04	2002-03
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	3	0	4	1	1
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	2	4	3	3	4
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	5	4	3	7	5
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	1	0	0	1
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	1	0	0	0
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	0

Stokes-Beard