Home > Washington > Whitman

Colfax High School

1110 N. Morton Street

Tel: (509)397-4368

Colfax High School serves 299 students in grades 7-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 19:1 is higher than the WA average of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 43%.
Colfax High School operates within the Colfax School District.
Colfax School District's 89% graduation rate is higher than the WA state average of 80%.

The student:teacher ratio of 19:1 has decreased from 28:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.19 is less than the state average of 0.40. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(WA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	19:1	18:1

American Indian	n/a	1%

Asian	n/a	7%

Hispanic	2%	22%

Black	n/a	4%

White	90%	57%

Hawaiian	n/a	1%

Two or more races	8%	7%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.19	0.40

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	21%	39%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	10%	7%

Colfax School District's student population of 596 students has decreased by 8% over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 89% has decreased from 98% over five years.
The revenue/student of $11,748 in this district is less than the state average of $12,785. The district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $11,040 is less than the state average of $12,256. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Colfax School District
Number of Schools Managed	2	4
Number of Students Managed	596	923

Graduation Rate	89%	80%

District Total Revenue	$8 MM	$12 MM

District Spending	$7 MM	$11 MM

District Revenue / Student	$11,748	$12,785

District Spending / Student	$11,040	$12,256

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores