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Schools in Columbus

Columbus’s public schools

Burke Central Public School District 36 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Columbus. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above North Dakota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in North Dakota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
2021–22
Spent per student
$27.1K
▲ 63% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.2
ND 11.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
95 students on the public path
In brief

Columbus’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Columbus’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Burke Central Elementary School places highest (better than 49%); Burke Central High School lowest (49%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Columbus, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Burke Central Elementary Schoolin LigniteB−
7–12Burke Central High Schoolin LigniteB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Burke Central Public School District 36.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Burke Central Public School District 36Grades K–12 · 2 schools · 95 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$27,112ND $16,642 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 43.8% · 44 students tested
Math54%
State average 38.6% · 46 students tested

Columbus vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Dakota towns that share Columbus’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Columbus—Burke Central Public School District 36

Every school in Columbus

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Dakota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Columbusin other towns
Burke Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Lignite
B−
52 students10:1Rate it →
Burke Central High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Lignite
B−
43 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Columbus’s schools

Are Columbus’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Columbus. Burke Central Public School District 36 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Columbus. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Columbus in?

Burke Central Public School District 36.

Where do Columbus kids go to high school?

Burke Central High School.

Parents talk

What Columbus families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.