| Colo–NESCO Community School District | |
| Type: | Local school district |
| Grades: | K–12 |
| Established: | 1991 |
| Location: | Colo, Iowa |
| Region: | Story, Hardin, and Marshall counties |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 42.010192, -93.318149 |
| Superintendent: | Mark Snavely |
| Schools: | 2 |
| Budget: | $8,368,000 (2020-21)[1] |
| Us Nces District Id: | 1907920 |
| Students: | 387 (2022-23) |
| Teachers: | 36.89 FTE |
| Staff: | 33.32 FTE |
| Ratio: | 10.49 |
| Conference: | Iowa Star Conference |
| Mascot: | Royals |
| Colors: | Royal Blue and Silver |
Colo–NESCO Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Colo, Iowa. Its elementary school is in Zearing while the middle-high school and district headquarters are in Colo.[2]
The district is mostly in Story County with portions in Hardin and Marshall counties. The district serves Colo, Zearing, and McCallsburg.[3]
There is an agreement with the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Hunziker Career Center in Ames that allows Colo–NESCO High School students to take vocational courses there.[4]
The district was established on July 1, 1987, as a result merger between the Colo and NESCO school districts,[5] with the latter serving McCallsburg and Zearing; "NESCO" means "Northeast Story County".[4]
Nora Gordon of University of California, San Diego, and Brian Knight of Brown University noted in Public Finance Review wrote about the per-pupil revenue changes in Colo–NESCO before and after the merger.[6]
The Royals compete in the Iowa Star Conference, including the following sports:[7]