Colby High School (Wisconsin)

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Colby High School (Wisconsin)
705 N 2nd Street

Colby
,
Wisconsin

United States
Coordinates 44°55′13″N90°19′07″W / 44.920141°N 90.318711°W / 44.920141; -90.318711
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TypePublic High School
School districtColby School District
NCES District ID5502730
SuperintendentPatrick Galligan
NCES School ID550273000309
PrincipalMarcia Diedrich
Teaching staff18.41 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment305 (2020–21) [1]
 •  Grade 9 79
 •  Grade 10 77
 •  Grade 11 74
 •  Grade 12 75
Student to teacher ratio16.57∶1 [1]
Color(s)   Green and gold
Athletics conference Cloverbelt Conference
MascotHornet
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.

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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 pupilsPercentage
African American10.33%
Asian41.31%
Hispanic6420.98%
Native American10.33%
White23476.72%
Native Hawaiian, Pacific islander00%
Multi-race10.33%
Total305100%
† "Hispanic" includes Hispanics of any race. All other categories refer to non-Hispanics.
Enrollment by gender (2020–21) [1]
GenderEnrolled pupilsPercentage
Female14246.56%
Male16353.44%
Non-binary00%
Total305100%
Enrollment by grade (2020–21) [1]
GradeEnrolled pupilsPercentage
97925.9%
107725.25%
117424.26%
127524.59%
Ungraded00%
Total305100%

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]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Test Scores". U.S. News & World Report . Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Colby". Wissports. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  4. ↑ Massoglia, Mark. "Colby football coach retires after 36 years". Marshfield News-Herald . Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "SCC: Viewing School - Colby High School". Show Choir Community. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  6. ↑ Caldwell, Sean. "Central Wis. Show Choir Spectacular marks 15 years of musical competition". WSAW-TV . Retrieved 31 March 2019.
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