DOC: Columbia Correctional Institution
Portage · WI · Wisconsin Department of Corrections · Public
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Portage Academy of Achievement → Fairview South → Riverview School → Brown County Institute of Learning → DOC: Drug Abuse Correctional Center → Kenosha Pike School → Lighthouse Academy → Nekoosa Academy →📋 At a glance
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How DOC: Columbia Correctional Institution compares for families
What families should know about DOC: Columbia Correctional Institution.
- ▸ LocallyWI students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Portage Academy of Achievement, Fairview South, Riverview School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,354/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -2.9%/year, projecting from 2024's 6 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portage Academy of Achievement Portage |
Public | 1.3 | 24 | — |
| Fairview South Brookfield |
Public | 76.1 | 7 | — |
| Riverview School Waukesha |
Public | 73.7 | 5 | — |
| Brown County Institute of Learning Green Bay |
Public | 101.8 | 15 | — |
| DOC: Drug Abuse Correctional Center Winnebago |
Public | 60.2 | — | — |
| Kenosha Pike School Kenosha |
Public | 106.7 | — | — |
| Lighthouse Academy Sheboygan |
Public | 90.0 | 2 | — |
| Nekoosa Academy Nekoosa |
Public | 55.4 | 23 | — |