County / FIPS 12023
Columbia County
Florida
Columbia County runs 19 public schools reporting to NCES. It also has 2 Medicare-certified hospitals reporting to CMS, of which 1 carry an overall star rating.
At a glance
Public schools
19
Hospitals
2
With a star rating
1
Land area
797
Federal money
Obligations recorded against a place of performance in Columbia County. An obligation is a legal commitment to pay, not cash out the door — outlays follow later, sometimes by years.
Obligations, FY2025
$598.4M
Per resident
$8,585
Change since FY2021
+16%
Fiscal years covered
5
▸ View as table
| Period | Obligations |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $514M |
| 2022 | $509M |
| 2023 | $515M |
| 2024 | $544M |
| 2025 | $598M |
Figures are nominal — not adjusted for inflation — because USAspending publishes them that way and adjusting them here would mean this site had edited a government figure. The per-resident figure divides by the 2020 decennial count, which is the population USAspending carries; a 2020 denominator against 2025 spending overstates per-head figures wherever a place has grown since. Columbia County ranks 778th of 3,233 on this measure in FY2025.
Hospitals in Columbia County
| Hospital | City | CMS rating |
|---|---|---|
| Hca Florida Lake City Hospital | Lake City | |
| Va North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System - Lake City | Lake City | Not rated |
Public schools in Columbia County
Enrollment is the most recent year NCES published.
| School | District | City | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Academy | Columbia | Lake City | 759 |
| Columbia City Elementary School | Columbia | Lake City | 615 |
| Columbia High School | Columbia | Lake City | 1,737 |
| Eastside Elementary School | Columbia | Lake City | 631 |
| Five Points Elementary School | Columbia | Lake City | 400 |
| Fort White Elementary School | Columbia | Fort White | 681 |
| Fort White High School | Columbia | Fort White | 1,158 |
| Lake City Middle School | Columbia | Lake City | 970 |
| Melrose Park Elementary School | Columbia | Lake City | 398 |
| Niblack Elementary School | Columbia | Lake City | 282 |
| Pathways Academy | Columbia | Lake City | 87 |
| Pinemount Elementary School | Columbia | Lake City | 486 |
| Richardson Sixth Grade Academy | Columbia | Lake City | 450 |
| Summers Elementary School | Columbia | Lake City | 517 |
| Westside Elementary School | Columbia | Lake City | 696 |
| Columbia Virtual Instruction Program (District Provided) | Columbia | Lake City | 16 |
| Prek Ese | Columbia | Lake City | 4 |
| Columbia Virtual Franchise | Columbia | Lake City | — |
| Columbia Virtual Instruction Program | Columbia | Lake City | — |