Columbia
Public school district based in Lake City, Florida. NCES district ID 1200360; state ID FL-12.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
18
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
9,508
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
525.7
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
18.1
Charter schoolsDefinition
1
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 395 | |
| Kindergarten | 759 | |
| Grade 1 | 760 | |
| Grade 2 | 763 | |
| Grade 3 | 795 | |
| Grade 4 | 746 | |
| Grade 5 | 699 | |
| Grade 6 | 722 | |
| Grade 7 | 628 | |
| Grade 8 | 660 | |
| Grade 9 | 705 | |
| Grade 10 | 686 | |
| Grade 11 | 648 | |
| Grade 12 | 542 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | Suppressed | |
| Asian | 1.2% | |
| Black or African American | 22.4% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 10.5% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | Suppressed | |
| Two or more races | 7.6% | |
| White | 58.3% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 49.3% | |
| Male | 50.7% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Town 12, Rural 6.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia High School Lake City | 9–12 | Regular | 1,711 | 74.4 | 23 | Town: Distant |
| Fort White High School Fort White | 6–12 | Regular | 1,101 | 65.0 | 16.9 | Rural: Distant |
| Belmont AcademyCharter Lake City | PK–12 | Regular | 828 | 40.0 | 20.7 | Rural: Distant |
| Lake City Middle School Lake City | 7–8 | Regular | 809 | 43.3 | 18.7 | Town: Distant |
| Westside Elementary School Lake City | PK–5 | Regular | 695 | 40.0 | 17.4 | Town: Distant |
| Eastside Elementary School Lake City | PK–5 | Regular | 655 | 35.0 | 18.7 | Town: Distant |
| Fort White Elementary School Fort White | PK–5 | Regular | 644 | 37.0 | 17.4 | Rural: Distant |
| Melrose Park Elementary School Lake City | PK–5 | Regular | 635 | 39.0 | 16.3 | Town: Distant |
| Columbia City Elementary School Lake City | PK–5 | Regular | 585 | 36.0 | 16.3 | Rural: Distant |
| Summers Elementary School Lake City | PK–5 | Regular | 492 | 31.0 | 15.9 | Town: Distant |
| Richardson Sixth Grade Academy Lake City | 6 | Regular | 455 | 27.0 | 16.9 | Town: Distant |
| Pinemount Elementary School Lake City | PK–5 | Regular | 448 | 30.0 | 14.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Five Points Elementary School Lake City | PK–5 | Regular | 349 | 22.0 | 15.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| Pathways Academy Lake City | 6–12 | Alternative | 94 | 6.0 | 15.7 | Town: Distant |
| Prek Ese Lake City | PK | Special Education | 7 | 0.0 | — | Town: Distant |
| Columbia Virtual Instruction Program Lake City | K–12 | Regular | 0 | 0.0 | — | Town: Distant |
| Columbia Virtual Franchise Lake City | 6–12 | Regular | 0 | 0.0 | — | Town: Distant |
| Columbia Virtual Instruction Program (District Provided) Lake City | 9–12 | Regular | 0 | 0.0 | — | Town: Distant |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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