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Schools in Colfax Township

Colfax Township’s public schools

Mesick Consolidated Schools and Manton Consolidated Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Colfax Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 14% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Manton Consolidated Schools
Students per teacher
15.3
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,182 students on the public path
In brief

Colfax Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Colfax Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Manton Consolidated Elem School places highest (better than 72%); Manton Consolidated Middle School lowest (34%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Colfax Township, graded from B− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Manton Consolidated Middle School and Mesick Consolidated JrSr High School. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

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

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mesick Consolidated Schools.

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.

Mesick Consolidated SchoolsGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 532 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,948MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Manton Consolidated SchoolsGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 939 students · 15.8 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,183MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Mesick Consolidated Schools40%
State average 45.4% · 273 students tested
Math · K–12, Mesick Consolidated Schools22%
State average 33.6% · 271 students tested
Reading · K–12, Manton Consolidated Schools45%
State average 45.4% · 483 students tested
Math · K–12, Manton Consolidated Schools32%
State average 33.6% · 483 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 Township—Mesick Consolidated Schools K–12 · Manton Consolidated Schools K–12
SelmaB+Cadillac Area
Antioch—Mesick Consolidated Schools
Cedar CreekBManton Consolidated Schools
Greenwood—Kingsley Area Schools PK–12 · Manton Consolidated Schools K–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Manton Consolidated Schools with Colfax Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Colfax Township

4 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
Manton Consolidated Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Manton
B+
345 students14:1Rate it →
Floyd M Jewett Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mesick
B−
256 students12:1Rate it →
Manton Consolidated Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Manton
C
305 students18:1Rate it →
Mesick Consolidated JrSr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Mesick
C+
276 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Colfax Township’s schools

Are Colfax Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Colfax Township. Mesick Consolidated Schools and Manton Consolidated Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Colfax Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Colfax Township in?

Mesick Consolidated Schools and Manton Consolidated Schools.

Where do Colfax Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Manton Consolidated Middle School and Mesick Consolidated JrSr High School.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.