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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.

CPS Board Approves Bond, Tax Increase Proposals

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The Columbia Board of Education voted unanimously last night to place two proposals on the April ballot for voters. 

Columbia Public Schools spokesperson Michelle Baumstark said the proposals include a $30 million bond proposal and a $0.65 tax levy increase.  Baumstark said the funds from the bond proposal will be used to address Columbia’s growing community.

“The funds would be used to design and buy land for a new middle school, most likely in south Columbia”, Baumstark said. “It would also be used to add on to two existing elementary schools.”

Baumstark said the $0.65 tax levy increase will be used to eliminate the school district’s deficit spending. 

Columbia School Board Vice President said the money from the levy tax will break down to include $14 million annually for the school district.

“About $6.6 million of that immediately is for riding the ship, and stopping the deficit spend that is currently happening within the Columbia Public Schools”, Sessions said.  “Another $6 million of that is for making sure that we have highly qualified teachers in the district and that we’re a competitive district.”

Sessions said the remainder of the money will be spent on improving student support services in the district.

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