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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.

New Columbia school boundaries

Panelists explained how the proposed boundary changes would affect schools in Columbia.
Panelists explained how the proposed boundary changes would affect schools in Columbia.

Watch the show and join the conversation on theIntersection website.

A plan for new boundaries for the Columbia Public Schools is being presented on Monday to the board of education. Panelists explained how those changes could affect students, parents, and the city at large.

Rehman Tungekar is a former producer for KBIA, who left at the beginning of 2014.