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Below the overview of the district are links to KBIA's coverage of Columbia 93 district schools, updated as more stories are published. Columbia 93 at a glanceThe Columbia 93 school district currently includes 32 different schools. In 2014, the district had a k-12 enrollment of 17,204 students, which is 2% of the total k-12 enrollment for the state. Enrollment has been slightly increasing in recent years, 2% since 2011. While a small percent, that amounts to almost 400 more students. There have also been major re-drawing of attendance areas with the addition of Battle High School. Middle school attendance areas shape high school boundaries 00000178-cc7d-da8b-a77d-ec7d2f9e0000The changes have affected all schools in the district, including causing high school attendance to increase and overcrowding at one middle school at least.

Columbia Schools Outperform State in the ACT

Hickman High School
Meiying Wu / KBIA

Columbia schools scored higher than the state average for the 2018-19 ACT, according to results released by the ACT on Wednesday.

The ACT, or the American College Test, is a standardized test which measures students’ performances in English, reading, mathematics and science. Students can then use their scores in the college admission process.

The composite score for the 1,137 Columbia Public Schools students who took the test was 21.1, Michelle Baumstark, district spokesperson, said.

To read more, visit our partners at the Columbia Missourian.

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