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Columbia City High School

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Columbia City High School ranks 151 st of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

151^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 415 Indiana High Schools

Better than 64% of Indiana high schools

Summary

Columbia City High School is a public high school serving about 1,200 students in grades 9–12 in Columbia City, Indiana, part of the Whitley County Con Schools district. The school ranks 151st of 415 Indiana high schools in 2025–26 — the 64th percentile, with 3 stars — placing it in the upper-middle tier statewide. That is a long climb from the 41st percentile in 2017–18, though the school peaked at the 78th percentile in 2021–22 and has since settled in the 64th–72nd range.

Graduation and attendance are relative strengths. The 2024–25 graduation rate was 94.9%, above Indiana's 89.7%. Chronic absenteeism fell sharply, from 27.7% in 2023–24 to 14.0% in 2024–25 — better than the state's 16.7% and close to Churubusco Junior-Senior High School's 14.1% and Carroll High School's 12.8%. Reading is also a strength: SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing proficiency was 53.99% in 2025–26, above the state's 51.9%. The school also has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (21.88%) among nearby comparison schools and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.1.

Math and science are the main academic concern. SAT Math proficiency was 23.19% in 2025–26, below the state's 25.6% and below Churubusco Junior-Senior High School, Huntington North High School, Manchester Junior-Senior High School, Carroll High School, and Homestead High School. Biology ILEARN proficiency (42.07%) follows a similar pattern. Notably, this gap persists even though Columbia City has less economic disadvantage and similar or better resources than many nearby schools, suggesting instructional factors matter more than demographics. Among student groups, the school's effectiveness rankings are strongest for low-income and special education students (63rd percentile in 2025, up from 34th in 2024). Overall, Columbia City High School is a solid mid-tier school with strong graduation, attendance, and reading results, and a clear opportunity to strengthen math and science.

1,202

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,316

Per pupil spending ?

21.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1600 South State Road 9
Columbia City, IN 46725

(260) 244-6136

District: Whitley County Con Schools

Feeder schools for Columbia City High School:

Elementary:	Coesse School
	Little Turtle Elementary School
	Mary Raber Elementary School
	Northern Heights Elementary School
Middle:	Indian Springs Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.6%

Hispanic:

5.2%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2016 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Indiana average (90%)

✓Above the Indiana median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Indiana avg39%

151^st of 415

Indiana public high schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

151^st of 374Whitley County Con Schools among Indiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	151 of 415	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.6	156 of 429	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	120 of 432	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	125 of 398	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.9	91 of 409	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	57.3	127 of 388	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	187 of 389	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	228 of 385	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.1	197 of 380	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	68.7	91 of 394	76.9%	★★★★☆
2015	64.3	88 of 400	78.0%	★★★★☆
2014	48.4	161 of 379	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.2	88 of 353	75.1%	★★★★☆
2012	43.2	205 of 373	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.4	156 of 364	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.1	147 of 362	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.4	71 of 364	80.5%	★★★★☆
2008	67.6	104 of 360	71.1%	★★★★☆
2007	65.2	127 of 354	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.4	63 of 349	81.9%	★★★★☆
2005	74.5	60 of 349	82.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	165 of 395	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	135 of 387	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	116 of 392	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	112 of 388	71.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	51 of 194	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	44.5	93 of 181	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.6	47 of 184	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	33.5	105 of 166	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	143 of 390	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.4	146 of 377	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	152 of 377	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	135 of 379	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	144 of 397	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.1	174 of 386	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	126 of 392	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	141 of 383	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	68 of 112	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.3	62 of 111	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	53 of 104	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	5.5	94 of 94	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	107 of 292	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.2	196 of 298	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	116 of 289	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	82 of 285	71.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	189 of 387	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.6	179 of 377	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	159 of 381	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	135 of 375	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.4	85 of 378	77.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)64th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)63rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)58th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)39th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Indiana (2025-2026) ?

Evidence-based Reading and Writing54%~ state avg

Biology42%

Mathematics23%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	ILEARN English Language Arts (2026)				ILEARN Math (2026)				ILEARN Science (2026)		ILEARN Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Biology End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Columbia City High School	Public	9-12	1600 South State Road 9	Columbia City	46725	Whitley County	Whitley County Con Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 244-6136	1,202	85	14.1	21.9%	1,077 (89.6%)	13 (1.1%)	63 (5.2%)	11 (0.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (2.8%)	56.1	151^st of 415 public high schools	63.6%		57.6	156^th of 429 public high schools	63.6%	5	54.0	23.2											42.1	$12,316	$1,311	$11,005
Whitko Career Academy	Public	8-12	710 N Sr 5	Larwill	46764	Whitley County	Whitko Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(260) 327-3677	0	0	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)														$00
Whitko Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	1 Big Blue Ave	South Whitley	46787	Whitley County	Whitko Community School Corp	No	No	No	No	(260) 723-5146	505	59	8.5	45.0%	465 (92.1%)	6 (1.2%)	24 (4.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	40.9	249^th of 415 public high schools	40.0%		44.2	233^rd of 429 public high schools	45.7%	16	44.4	11.1	30.9	14.8	20.3	22.0	33.3	27.9	24.1	28.5	38.0	38.0	51.3	$13,602	$1,104	$12,498
Churubusco Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	1 Eagle Dr	Churubusco	46723	Whitley County	Smith-Green Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 693-2131	603	42	14.5	27.2%	566 (93.9%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	69.9	78^th of 415 public high schools	81.2%		65.8	103^rd of 429 public high schools	76.0%	25	55.1	27.0	29.6	46.3	38.8	37.7	23.5	32.9	20.0	25.4	33.7	33.7	59.8	$12,951	$61	$12,889
Homestead High School	Public	9-12	4310 Homestead Rd	Fort Wayne	46814	Allen County	MSD Southwest Allen County Schls	No	No	No	No	(260) 431-2202	2,382	136	17.5	22.7%	1,818 (76.3%)	175 (7.3%)	168 (7.1%)	117 (4.9%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	99 (4.2%)	94.3	7^th of 415 public high schools	98.3%		93.3	8^th of 429 public high schools	98.1%	1	74.6	47.3											78.4	$11,285	$424	$10,860
eSACS Virtual School	Public, Virtual	6-12	4310 Homestead Rd	Fort Wayne	46814	Allen County	MSD Southwest Allen County Schls	No	No	Yes	No	(260) 431-2051	91	21	4.3	25.3%	63 (69.2%)	14 (15.4%)	9 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	3 (3.3%)	44.6	227^th of 415 public high schools	45.3%		51.8	193^rd of 429 public high schools	55.0%	34	46.4	10.7			50.0	46.7			10.0	6.7			55.6	$6,558	$253	$6,305
Carroll High School	Public	9-12	3701 Carroll Rd	Fort Wayne	46818	Allen County	Northwest Allen County Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 637-3161	2,623	145	18.0	22.9%	2,027 (77.3%)	97 (3.7%)	167 (6.4%)	172 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	158 (6.0%)	84.3	31^st of 415 public high schools	92.5%		85.8	27^th of 429 public high schools	93.7%	4	70.0	40.6											59.1	$9,946	$173	$9,773
Huntington North High School	Public	9-12	450 MacGahan St	Huntington	46750	Huntington County	Huntington County Com School Corp	No	No	No	No	(260) 356-6104	1,441	97	14.8	39.4%	1,308 (90.8%)	10 (0.7%)	77 (5.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	39 (2.7%)	64.5	107^th of 415 public high schools	74.2%		61	133^rd of 429 public high schools	69.0%	26	58.4	25.8											47.1	$12,100	$385	$11,716
Manchester Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1 Squire Dr	North Manchester	46962	Wabash County	Manchester Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 982-2196	618	39	15.9	46.9%	516 (83.5%)	7 (1.1%)	67 (10.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.6%)	57.1	147^th of 415 public high schools	64.6%		63.4	119^th of 429 public high schools	72.3%	28	45.4	26.9		39.8	44.0	41.9		36.6	35.6	36.1			49.5	$11,221	$179	$11,041
Northrop High School	Public	9-12	7001 Coldwater Rd	Fort Wayne	46825	Allen County	Fort Wayne Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(260) 467-2300	2,145	128	16.7	53.8%	941 (43.9%)	454 (21.2%)	412 (19.2%)	124 (5.8%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	207 (9.7%)	35.8	276^th of 415 public high schools	33.5%		40	267^th of 429 public high schools	37.8%	9	43.0	17.8											27.5	$10,855	$803	$10,052

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbia City High School

What is the racial makeup of Columbia City High School?

Students at Columbia City High School are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Columbia City High School a good school?

Columbia City High School ranks 151^st of 415 Indiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Columbia City High School in?

Whitley County Con Schools

What schools feed into Columbia City High School?

Columbia City High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Coesse School
Elementary : Little Turtle Elementary School
Elementary : Mary Raber Elementary School
Elementary : Northern Heights Elementary School
Middle : Indian Springs Middle School

How many students attend Columbia City High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,202 students attended Columbia City High School.

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2024–25 school spending dataNewOct 28, 2026

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