📍 1890 S Franklin Ave, Colby, Thomas County, 67701
Colby Senior High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Colby, Thomas County. The school has 284 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Colby Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers dual enrollment.
Colby Senior High enrolls 284 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 238 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
85 of the school's 284 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 69 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Colby Senior High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 40, state house district 120.
Colby Senior High is one of 3 schools in Colby Public Schools, based in Colby, Kansas. The district serves 958 students district-wide and employs 68 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 284 students, Colby Senior High is close to the district average of about 319 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe