Colby School District
Serves Colby, Mayville, Colby, Holton, Dorchester, Hull, Unity, Green Grove, Frankfort, Brighton and Unity, and parts of Abbotsford.
Colby’s School Grade C better than 27% of Wisconsin school districts
What stands out about Colby School District
- Its letter, C: results better than 27% of Wisconsin districts
- Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
- Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
- Spends 10% less per student than the WI average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $2.5M, about $2,752 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
C: better than 27% of the 441 Wisconsin school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Colby. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. WI
2021–22 · class of 202396% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
About steady since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Wisconsin.