Schools in Colfax · Mesick Consolidated Schools, Manton Consolidated Schools

Colfax’s public schools beat 61% of Michigan districts

The public schools Colfax’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 61% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

73%beats similar-income towns

Reading proficiency

43%

▼ 5 pts vs MI 48%

2020–21

Math proficiency

27%

▼ 8 pts vs MI 35%

2020–21

Graduate on time

92%

▲ 9 pts vs MI 83%

class of 2020

Spent per student

$15.9K

▼ 4% vs MI $16.5K

FY2024

Schools

The School Grade

How Colfax compares

B− Test scoresB+ Graduation

Michigan school districts we grade (796)Better than 61%

Lower resultsHigher results

Michigan towns with similar household incomes (572)Better than 73%

Towns in Wexford County (16)Better than 25%

High confidence. Built on 707 tested students and a graduating class of 80; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.

How the School Grade works

Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Michigan’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Michigan only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Two districts serve Colfax

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Mesick Consolidated SchoolsGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 532 students

$15,948MI $16,528

Manton Consolidated SchoolsGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 939 students

$14,183MI $16,528

Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Manton Consolidated Schools43%

State average 47.9%

Reading · K–12, Mesick Consolidated Schools47%

State average 47.9%

Math · K–12, Manton Consolidated Schools27%

State average 34.6%

Math · K–12, Mesick Consolidated Schools25%

State average 34.6%

Colfax vs. its neighbors

Colfax’s schools rank 4th of 5 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Michigan districts.

GreenwoodA−SelmaB+Cedar CreekB ColfaxB AntiochB

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Within reach

Colleges near Colfax

There’s no college in Colfax, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City, 25.6 miles away.

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Northwestern Michigan CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Traverse City

25.6 mi2,313 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Colfax. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.