Summary:
The Columbus School District in Wisconsin is served by a single public high school, Columbus High, located at 1164 Farnham St in Columbus, WI. It enrolls 383 students in grades 9–12. Because it is the only high school in the district, families have one clear option, and its results also shape how the district is ranked — currently 196th of 432 districts in the state, at the 55th percentile with 3 stars.
Columbus High's strongest results are in completion and attendance. Its graduation rate is 97.8%, well above Wisconsin's 92.0%, and its dropout rate is just 0.2%, far below the state's 1.1%. Chronic absenteeism stands at 14.9%, better than the state's 17.3% but noticeably higher than the district-wide figure of 8.8%, suggesting attendance is more of a high-school-level challenge. In 2024–2025, 10th graders scored above the state average on ACT English Language Arts (61.25% vs. 48.62%), ACT Mathematics (48.75% vs. 42.73%), and ACT Science (57.5% vs. 43.42%), while Social Studies was slightly below at 45.92% versus 47.67%.
The most recent year shows a sharp shift. In 2025–2026, ACT Mathematics proficiency fell to 33.33%, well below the state's 42.93%, and ACT Science was 42.86%, essentially even with the state's 43.2%. English Language Arts (53.57%) and Social Studies (54%) stayed above state averages. The school's rank slipped from 4 stars and a 72nd percentile in 2023–2024 to 3 stars and the 56th percentile in 2025–2026. For context, 21.41% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending is $16,589, and the student-teacher ratio is 12.6:1.
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