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Schools in Colfax Township · Bad Axe Public Schools, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools

Colfax Township’s public schools outscore 61% of Michigan districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Colfax Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
47%
▲ 1 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▲ 2 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 6% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools
Students per teacher
15.6
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,170 students on the public path
In brief

Colfax Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 47% and math 35% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Bad Axe spends $15,534 per student and Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools $15,562, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Colfax Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 61% of Michigan school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Michigan average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 61%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1261)Better than 58%
Towns in Huron County (28)Better than 75%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 916 test results and a graduating class of 101 could put Colfax Township anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Colfax Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (917 in math, 915 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Colfax Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B

Colfax Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Bad Axe Public Schools). From grade K, students attend the Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools, shared with Caseville, Chandler, Elkton, Fairhaven, Grant, Lake, McKinley, Meade, Oliver, Pigeon and Winsor. Its elementary school is in Pigeon. Parts of Colfax Township (5% of its land) are served by Colfax Township School District 1F instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Colfax Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Bad Axe Public SchoolsGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 791 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,534MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port SchoolsGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 982 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 16.6 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,562MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Bad Axe Public Schools43%
State average 45.4% · 446 students tested
Math · K–12, Bad Axe Public Schools39%
State average 33.6% · 446 students tested
Reading · K–12, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools50%
State average 45.4% · 469 students tested
Math · K–12, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools32%
State average 33.6% · 471 students tested

Colfax Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Colfax Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Colfax TownshipBBad Axe K–12 · Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools K–12
Bad AxeB+Bad Axe
Meade—Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools K–12 · Bad Axe K–12 · North Huron K–12
OliverBElkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools
VeronaB+Bad Axe
Sheridan—Bad Axe K–12 · Ubly K–12

4 of the 5 neighbors share Bad Axe with Colfax Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Colfax Township

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Colfax Townshipin other towns
Laker Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pigeon
B+
418 students14:1Rate it →
Bad Axe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Bad Axe
191 students16:1Rate it →
Laker Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pigeon
C+
225 students17:1Rate it →
Bad Axe High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Bad Axe
B
336 students12:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Colfax Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Huron Learning Center
Grades PK–12 · Bad Axe
C+
Special Education
34 students2:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Huron Area Technical Center).

Questions about Colfax Township’s schools

Are Colfax Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Colfax Township children attend outscore 61% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 58%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Colfax Township in?

Two districts: Bad Axe Public Schools runs grades K–12, and Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools runs grades K–12, shared with Caseville, Chandler, Elkton, Fairhaven, Grant, Lake, McKinley, Meade, Oliver, Pigeon and Winsor.

What is Colfax Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Bad Axe Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Colfax Township spend per student?

$15,534 in Bad Axe Public Schools and $15,562 in Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.