Colby High School (Wisconsin)

Colby High School
Colby High School, Oct 2012
Address
705 N 2nd Street Colby , Wisconsin United States
Coordinates	44°55′13″N 90°19′07″W
Information
Type	Public High School
School district	Colby School District
NCES District ID	5502730
Superintendent	Patrick Galligan
NCES School ID	550273000309
Principal	Marcia Diedrich
Teaching staff	18.41 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	305 (2022–2023)[1]
• Grade 9	79
• Grade 10	77
• Grade 11	74
• Grade 12	75
Student to teacher ratio	16.57∶1[1]
Color(s)	Green and gold
Athletics conference	Cloverbelt Conference
Mascot	Hornet
Website	www.colby.k12.wi.us/index.cfm/Colby

Colby High School is a public secondary school located in Colby, Wisconsin. It is located on the Clark County border with Marathon County, and CHS serves about 300 students from both Clark and Marathon counties.

Academics

Colby High School offers Advanced Placement courses, of which approximately a quarter of the student body takes part in.^[2]

Demographics

For the 2020–21 academic year, Colby High School (Wisconsin) enrolled 305 students, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. The school employed 18.41 full-time equivalent educators, resulting in a student to teacher ratio of 16.6:1.

Enrollment by race and ethnicity (2020–21)^[1]

Race and ethnicity^†	Enrolled pupils	Percentage
African American	1	0.33%
Asian	4	1.31%
Hispanic	64	20.98%
Native American	1	0.33%
White	234	76.72%
Native Hawaiian, Pacific islander	0	0%
Multi-race	1	0.33%
Total	305	100%
^† "Hispanic" includes Hispanics of any race. All other categories refer to non-Hispanics.

Enrollment by gender (2020–21)^[1]

Gender	Enrolled pupils	Percentage
Female	142	46.56%
Male	163	53.44%
Non-binary	0	0%
Total	305	100%

Enrollment by grade (2020–21)^[1]

Grade	Enrolled pupils	Percentage
9	79	25.9%
10	77	25.25%
11	74	24.26%
12	75	24.59%
Ungraded	0	0%
Total	305	100%

Athletics

The Colby athletic teams are nicknamed the Hornets and compete in the Cloverbelt Conference.^[3] Hornet football teams won WIAA Division 5 state titles in 1998, 2008 and 2011.^[4]

Performing arts

Colby has two competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender Coalition and the women's-only Hornettes.^[5] The choirs also host the annual Central Wisconsin Show Choir Spectacular competition, which was named the best regional competition in America in 2018.^[6]

References

1. "Colby High". National Center for Education Statistics. Archived from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
2. "Test Scores". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
3. "Colby". Wissports. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
4. Massoglia, Mark. "Colby football coach retires after 36 years". Marshfield News-Herald. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
5. "SCC: Viewing School - Colby High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
6. Caldwell, Sean. "Central Wis. Show Choir Spectacular marks 15 years of musical competition". WSAW-TV. Retrieved March 31, 2019.

External links

• School District Website
• WIAA Website