Columbus High

Columbus High, a low-enrollment 9-12 campus in Columbus, Wisconsin, part of Columbus School District, enrolls 383 students, covering grades 9 through 12.

Within Columbus School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,120 students, Columbus High is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Columbus High shows that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 9% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Columbus High shows 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting Columbus High tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Columbia County (around 32%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Columbus High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 64.5%; actual is 46.0%, a gap of -18.5 points.

In the broader community, Columbia County reports that median household income runs about $85,351, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Columbia County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,498 students), of which Columbus High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Discovery Charter School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Columbus High. On composite proficiency, Columbus High comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 53.3%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 5%: 405 students in 2018 compared to 383 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 4% to 9% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.