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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 925 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Colby School District is a school district in Wisconsin (Clark and Marathon counties). During the 2024 school year, 925 students attended one of the district's four schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Colby School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Liz Baumgartner20252028
Cody Gumz20222028
Teri Hanson20182028
Brian Streveler20242027
David Decker20182027
Jean Schmitt20172026
Cheryl Ploeckelman20022026

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,222,000 $2,305 13%
Local: $5,129,000 $5,321 29%
State: $10,107,000 $10,484 58%
Total: $17,458,000 $18,110
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $16,005,000 $16,602
Total Current Expenditures: $13,329,000 $13,826
Instructional Expenditures: $7,506,000 $7,786 47%
Student and Staff Support: $1,060,000 $1,099 7%
Administration: $2,051,000 $2,127 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,712,000 $2,813 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $510,000 $529
Construction: $77,000 $79
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $26,000 $26
Interest on Debt: $240,000 $248


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 27 PS PS 10-14 PS <50 35-39
2020-2021 26 PS PS 15-19 >=50 30-34
2018-2019 35 PS PS 15-19 PS >=50 40
2017-2018 35 PS PS 15-19 PS PS 42
2016-2017 42 PS PS 20-24 PS PS 48
2015-2016 33 PS PS 10-14 PS PS 39
2014-2015 32 PS PS 6-9 <50 PS 38
2013-2014 44 PS PS 20-24 >=50 50
2012-2013 41 PS <50 15-19 PS 47
2011-2012 45 PS 20-29 PS 48
2010-2011 77 PS 50-59 PS 80

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 24 PS PS 6-9 PS <50 30-34
2020-2021 23 PS PS 10-14 <50 25-29
2018-2019 29 PS PS 15-19 PS <50 33
2017-2018 30 PS PS 10-14 PS PS 36
2016-2017 34 PS PS 15-19 PS PS 39
2015-2016 35 PS PS 10-14 PS PS 40
2014-2015 43 PS PS 15-19 >=50 PS 50
2013-2014 31 PS PS 10-14 >=50 35
2012-2013 31 PS <50 10-14 PS 34
2011-2012 29 PS <=10 PS 32
2010-2011 84 PS 70-79 PS 86

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 >=95 PS >=50 >=95
2020-2021 90-94 PS >=80 PS 90-94
2019-2020 >=95 PS >=50 >=90
2018-2019 >=90 PS >=50 PS >=90
2017-2018 >=95 PS >=80 PS >=90
2016-2017 90-94 >=50 90-94
2015-2016 >=95 >=50 PS >=90
2014-2015 >=95 PS >=50 PS >=95
2013-2014 >=95 PS >=95
2012-2013 >=95 PS PS >=95
2011-2012 >=95 PS PS >=95
2010-2011 >=95 PS >=95


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 925 -1.2
2022-2023 936 -3.0
2021-2022 964 1.9
2020-2021 946 -1.3
2019-2020 958 4.8
2018-2019 912 -1.8
2017-2018 928 -2.2
2016-2017 948 0.5
2015-2016 943 -0.1
2014-2015 944 0.5
2013-2014 939 -1.4
2012-2013 952 1.5
2011-2012 938 -2.6
2010-2011 962 -0.8
2009-2010 970 -1.8
2008-2009 987 1.4
2007-2008 973 -5.4
2006-2007 1,026 -3.7
2005-2006 1,064 -0.7
2004-2005 1,071 -2.6
2003-2004 1,099 3.1
2002-2003 1,065 -1.1
2001-2002 1,077 -3.2
2000-2001 1,111 -3.3
1999-2000 1,148 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Colby School District (%) Wisconsin K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 1.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.9 4.3
Black 0.3 8.8
Hispanic 34.7 14.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 1.1 5.4
White 62.7 66.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Colby School District had 64.06 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.44.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.13
Kindergarten: 3.00
Elementary: 26.39
Secondary: 33.54
Total: 64.06

Colby School District employed 1.40 district administrators and 3.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.40
District Administrative Support: 4.38
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 4.13
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 4.74
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 2.31
Student Support Services: 20.06
Other Support Services: 19.04


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Colby School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Colby Elementary343KG-5
Colby High2999-12
Colby Middle2236-8
Little Stars Pre-School45PK-PK

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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