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Columbia Central High School

Q: Is Columbia Central High School a good school?

Columbia Central High School ranks 272 nd of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

272^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 66% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Columbia Central High School serves 637 students in grades 7-12 in Brooklyn, Michigan, as part of the Columbia School District, and currently holds a 3-star rating, ranking in the 66th percentile of Michigan high schools.

The most impressive thing about Columbia Central is how well it keeps students engaged and on track. The school boasts a 93% graduation rate—well above the state average of 84%—and a dropout rate of just 1%, compared to 7.1% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is also remarkably low at 12.7%, less than half the state average of 27.9%. These numbers suggest a school where students show up and stay the course. Academically, the school shines in the middle grades, with 7th and 8th graders significantly outpacing state averages in English Language Arts and Social Studies. That strong foundation carries through, as 10th graders also beat state averages on the PSAT in both ELA (68.4% vs. 58%) and Math (44.2% vs. 31.5%). While 11th-grade SAT scores are close to state averages, the school has seen some recent decline in upper-level science and social studies scores, and its overall ranking has slipped from a 4-star peak in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools, Columbia Central is a strong performer. It significantly outperforms Michigan Center JrSr High School and Vandercook Lake High School across nearly all subjects. It is closely matched with Grass Lake High School and Onsted Community High School, though it posts a notably better chronic absenteeism rate than Grass Lake. The school also achieves these results while spending less per student ($13,889) than several neighboring districts. One area to note is that the school serves its male students particularly well, ranking higher for them than for female students, and it has historically shown strength in supporting special education students. For parents, Columbia Central represents a solid, above-average option that excels at keeping students engaged and graduating on time.

637

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,889

Per pupil spending ?

29.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11775 Hewitt Rd
Brooklyn, MI 49230-8961

(517) 592-6634

District: Columbia School District

Feeder schools for Columbia Central High School:

Elementary:	Columbia Elementary School
	Columbia Upper Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.3%

Two or more races:

5.3%

Hispanic:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 66th percentile in 2016 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (48% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

✓Above the Michigan median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg46%

Michigan avg43%

Middle school

168^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

272^nd of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 34%▬ steady since 2016

See the entire ranking list of Michigan High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Columbia School District

192^nd of 625Columbia School District among Michigan districts

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

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	168 of 896	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	64.8	257 of 890	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.8	240 of 897	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	340 of 883	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	310 of 776	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	297 of 675	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	379 of 792	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	274 of 838	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.5	335 of 821	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.2	356 of 894	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.8	273 of 789	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.3	257 of 789	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	271 of 771	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	422 of 770	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	395 of 657	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	303 of 521	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	431 of 658	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	381 of 794	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	77.0	111 of 834	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	52.2	360 of 832	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.1	116 of 836	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	52.0	344 of 825	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	276 of 691	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	185 of 523	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	349 of 672	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.2	233 of 815	71.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	83.4	97 of 813	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	61.7	248 of 798	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	201 of 786	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	221 of 776	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	217 of 658	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	199 of 540	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	251 of 639	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.0	162 of 797	79.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	119 of 236	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.7	44 of 244	82.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	192 of 687	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	52.0	302 of 696	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	262 of 701	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	379 of 688	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	317 of 638	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	313 of 577	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	362 of 624	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	294 of 678	56.6%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	272 of 800	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.1	246 of 739	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.1	156 of 743	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	220 of 735	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.5	232 of 531	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	350 of 561	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	237 of 666	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	358 of 824	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	74.3	167 of 835	80.0%	★★★★☆
2016	63.6	286 of 852	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.9	218 of 832	73.8%	★★★★☆
2014	78.3	137 of 799	82.9%	★★★★☆
2013	74.4	187 of 805	76.8%	★★★★☆
2012	67.1	256 of 773	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	80.3	133 of 784	83.0%	★★★★☆
2010	80.1	132 of 765	82.7%	★★★★☆
2009	79.2	142 of 754	81.2%	★★★★☆
2008	78.7	154 of 750	79.5%	★★★★☆
2007	68.8	265 of 767	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.3	227 of 705	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	321 of 686	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.4	313 of 629	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	271 of 619	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	280 of 611	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.0	329 of 416	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	380 of 462	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	354 of 554	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	374 of 710	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	302 of 719	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.4	285 of 635	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	200 of 654	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	138 of 614	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	120 of 369	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.2	270 of 417	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.7	213 of 532	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	405 of 755	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	247 of 693	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.5	177 of 628	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	98 of 633	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	174 of 611	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	102 of 440	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	48.6	219 of 472	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	134 of 543	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	52.4	331 of 707	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	67.3	48 of 315	84.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	305 of 671	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.7	249 of 639	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	209 of 638	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	231 of 647	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	283 of 492	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	374 of 516	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.2	282 of 582	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	421 of 708	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2026)88th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)72nd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)50th percentile-32 vs school

High school

Special Education (2018)85th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2026)64th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts67%+6 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing51%~ state avg

Social Studies50%+3 vs state

Science42%+5 vs state

Math40%+6 vs state

Mathematics39%+6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a principal
Sunday, November 18, 2018

Columbia Central High School has wonderful teachers and terrific students! The positive culture encourages students to achieve success! Close Quote

by a student
Thursday, March 3, 2016

Better than JPEC Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)		M-Step Math (2026)		M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Columbia Central High School	Public	7-12	11775 Hewitt Rd	Brooklyn	49230	Jackson County	Columbia School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 592-6634	637	36	17.8	29.7%	569 (89.3%)	6 (0.9%)	25 (3.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.3%)	58.4	272^nd of 800 public high schools	66.0%		63.1	246^th of 739 public high schools	66.7%	26	71.8	57.8	68.4	41.8	30.1	44.2	51.1	24.5		56.6		39.6	46.4	37.2	60.9	37.2	$13,889	$543	$13,346
Columbia Alternative Education	Public	6-12	4460 N Lake Rd	Clarklake	49234	Jackson County	Columbia School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 529-9400	78	5	15.2	46.2%	69 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.4%)	21	601^st of 800 public high schools	24.9%					(n/a)			35.3			371.2	391.3	380.7						20.0		26.7	$10,845	$521	$10,324
Ackerson High School	Public	9-12	121 W Brooklyn Rd	Napoleon	49261	Jackson County	Napoleon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 905-5705	84	3	28.0	73.8%	76 (90.5%)	2 (2.4%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	30.1	543^rd of 800 public high schools	32.1%					(n/a)			26.7			344.7	33.3	362.8						33.3		33.3	$13,357	$596	$12,760
Napoleon High School	Public	9-12	201 West	Napoleon	49261	Jackson County	Napoleon Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 905-5705	381	17	23.0	31.0%	357 (93.7%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	61.3	252^nd of 800 public high schools	68.5%		58.5	289^th of 739 public high schools	60.9%	37		69.0	65.9		28.7	34.1	60.8	20.3						40.5		43.2	$16,169	$562	$15,607
Addison High School	Public	9-12	219 N Comstock St	Addison	49220	Lenawee County	Addison Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 547-6900	190	10	19.0	36.8%	172 (90.5%)	3 (1.6%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	40	456^th of 800 public high schools	43.0%		65.2	223^rd of 739 public high schools	69.8%	233		49.1	51.0		25.5	20.4	46.7	15.6						25.0		50.0	$16,895	$1,314	$15,581
Onsted Community High School	Public	9-12	10109 Slee Rd	Onsted	49265	Lenawee County	Onsted Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 467-2171	365	17	20.9	33.2%	325 (89.0%)	4 (1.1%)	25 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	60.1	262^nd of 800 public high schools	67.3%		75.6	149^th of 739 public high schools	79.8%	113		73.8	57.6		32.5	25.8	48.5	25.8						45.9		46.9	$13,912	$788	$13,124
Jackson Preparatory Early College	Public, Charter	6-12	2111 Emmons Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Preparatory & Early College	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 705-5732	260	13	19.8	29.6%	168 (64.6%)	43 (16.5%)	19 (7.3%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.5%)	50.1	368^th of 800 public high schools	54.0%		69	188^th of 739 public high schools	74.6%	180	74.2	67.4	55.6	48.4	23.9	33.3	54.8	11.9	45.8	48.4	25.0	9.7	58.1		70.0		$11,177	$268	$10,909
Jackson Area Career Center	Public	9-12	6800 Browns Lake Rd	Jackson	49201	Jackson County	Jackson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 768-5163	0	36	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Vandercook Lake High School	Public	6-12	1000 E Golf Ave	Jackson	49203	Jackson County	Vandercook Lake Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 782-9044	258	19	13.5	73.3%	196 (76.0%)	12 (4.7%)	17 (6.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.6%)	22.4	596^th of 800 public high schools	25.5%		17.8	595^th of 739 public high schools	19.5%	1	48.6	35.5	35.1	330.6	353.2	21.6	30.0	388.0	8.7	14.3	1559.9	10.7	14.3	29.3	31.4	17.1	$19,218	$1,172	$18,046
Michigan Center JrSr High School	Public	7-12	400 S State St	Michigan Center	49254	Jackson County	Michigan Center School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 764-1440	700	33	21.0	44.1%	608 (86.9%)	14 (2.0%)	26 (3.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.9%)	27.1	558^th of 800 public high schools	30.3%		33.9	479^th of 739 public high schools	35.2%	79	47.9	47.4	55.4	13.8	14.4	20.8	37.1	11.3		23.2		17.2	25.3	17.5	39.8	23.7	$12,441	$1,105	$11,336

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbia Central High School

Is Columbia Central High School a good school?

Columbia Central High School ranks 272^nd of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Columbia Central High School?

Columbia Central High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Columbia Elementary School
Elementary : Columbia Upper Elementary School

What district is Columbia Central High School in?

Columbia School District

How many students attend Columbia Central High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 637 students attended Columbia Central High School.

What is the racial makeup of Columbia Central High School?

Students at Columbia Central High School are 89% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

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