Editing Columbia, Missouri (section)

==Education==
Almost all of the Columbia city limits, and much of the surrounding area, lies within the [[Columbia Public Schools|Columbia Public School District]].<ref name=CensusSchoolMap2020Boone>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st29_mo/schooldistrict_maps/c29019_boone/DC20SD_C29019.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Boone County, MO|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2023-07-19}}</ref> The district enrolled more than 18,000 students and had a budget of $281 million for the 2019–20 school year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cpsk12.org/cms/lib/MO01909752/Centricity/Domain/84/2019-20%20Budget.pdf|title=Columbia Public Schools 2019-20 Budget|work=[[Columbia Public Schools]]|access-date=January 3, 2020|archive-date=July 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712170634/https://www.cpsk12.org/cms/lib/MO01909752/Centricity/Domain/84/2019-20%20Budget.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

95.4% of adults age 25 and older in the city have a high school diploma.<ref name=":0" /> In 2022, [[Columbia Public Schools]] recorded a 67.7% attendance rate, lower than the state average of 76.2%.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abovyan |first=Kristina |date=July 19, 2023 |title=CPS records the lowest attendance rate among students in a decade |url=https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/k12_education/cps-records-the-lowest-attendance-rate-among-students-in-a-decade/article_e389c9f6-25fd-11ee-a595-d7e3cdcb452f.html |access-date=November 30, 2023 |website=www.columbiamissourian.com}}</ref> Last year's graduation rate for the class of 2022 was 90%, while the class of 2021's graduation rate was reported at 89%. According to statewide numbers for 2022, Missouri's overall graduation rate was 91.16%.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Landwehr |first=Abby |date=May 20, 2023 |title=Over 1,300 seniors graduate from Columbia Public Schools |url=https://abc17news.com/news/education/2023/05/20/over-1300-seniors-graduate-from-columbia-public-schools/#:~:text=Also%20according%20to%20that%20plan,rate%20was%20reported%20at%2089%25. |access-date=November 30, 2023 |website=abc17news.com}}</ref> The Columbia school district operates four public high schools which cover grades 9–12: [[David H. Hickman High School]], [[Rock Bridge High School]], [[Muriel Battle High School]], and [[Frederick Douglass High School (Missouri)|Frederick Douglass High School]]. Rock Bridge is one of two Missouri high schools to receive a silver medal by [[U.S. News & World Report]], putting it in the Top 3% of all high schools in the nation.<ref name="rank">{{cite web | url=http://www.columbiatribune.com/2007/Dec/20071203News005.asp | archive-url=https://archive.today/20071208015917/http://www.columbiatribune.com/2007/Dec/20071203News005.asp | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 8, 2007 | title=Rock Bridge gains national recognition | work=[[Columbia Daily Tribune]] | last=Heavin | first=Janese | date=December 3, 2007 | access-date=January 9, 2008}}</ref> Hickman has been on [[Newsweek]] magazine's list of Top 1,300 schools in the country for the past three years and has more named presidential scholars than any other public high school in the US.<ref name="rank" /> There are also several private high schools located in the city, including [[Christian Fellowship School]], [[Columbia Independent School]], [[Heritage Academy (Columbia, Missouri)|Heritage Academy]], Christian Chapel Academy, and [[Tolton High School]].<ref name="CDT1">{{cite web| last =Braden| first =Jonathon| title =Catholic high has a name as donations still sought| url =http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2009/oct/03/catholic-high-has-a-name-as-donations-still-sought/| access-date =10 March 2009| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120307080646/http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2009/oct/03/catholic-high-has-a-name-as-donations-still-sought/| archive-date =March 7, 2012| df =mdy-all}}</ref>

CPS also manages seven middle schools: Jefferson, West, Oakland, Gentry, Smithton, Lange, and John Warner.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MIDDLE Schools - Columbia Public Schools |url=https://www.cpsk12.org/middle-schools |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=www.cpsk12.org |language=en-US}}</ref> John Warner Middle School first opened for the 2020/21 school year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bower |first=Julia |date=2020-07-12 |title=John Warner Middle School set to open with latest in technology and security |url=https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/k12_education/john-warner-middle-school-set-to-open-with-latest-in-technology-and-security/article_96bb8c62-c382-11ea-8e4d-b7e63336f170.html |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Columbia Missourian |language=en}}</ref>

A very small portion of the city limits is in [[Hallsville R-IV School District]].<!--From ID number 13560--><ref name=CensusSchoolMap2020Boone/> The sole high school of that district is [[Hallsville High School (Missouri)|Hallsville High School]].

The [[United States census]] estimated that 55.3% of adults ages 25 and up in Columbia hold a bachelor's degree or higher.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Columbia city, Missouri |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/columbiacitymissouri/AGE295222 |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref> While only 31.2% of Missourians hold a bachelor's degree.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Missouri |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/MO/PST045223 |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref>

The city has three institutions of higher education: the University of Missouri, [[Stephens College]], and [[Columbia College (Columbia, Missouri)|Columbia College]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Schools and Colleges |url=https://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/index.asp?search=1&State=MO&city=Columbia&zipcode=&miles=&itemname=&College=1&CS=E7149D66 |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=nces.ed.gov}}</ref> all of which surround Downtown Columbia. The city is the headquarters of the University of Missouri System,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact Information {{!}} University of Missouri System |url=https://www.umsystem.edu/president/contact |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=www.umsystem.edu}}</ref> which operates campuses in [[University of Missouri–St. Louis|St. Louis]], [[University of Missouri–Kansas City|Kansas City]], and [[Missouri University of Science and Technology|Rolla]]. [[Moberly Area Community College]], [[Central Methodist University]], and [[William Woods University]] as well as operates satellite campuses in Columbia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About the University of Missouri System {{!}} University of Missouri System |url=https://www.umsystem.edu/about-us |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=www.umsystem.edu}}</ref>