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Schools in Colon · Colon Community School District

Colon’s public schools score below 86% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

The four-year graduation rate in Colon’s district is 44%, below the Michigan average (82%). The grade covers the public school district serving Colon, 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 98% 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
33%
▼ 12 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 12 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
40–49%
▼ 33–42 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 10% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
529 students on the public path
In brief

Colon’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1061 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Colon’s, its schools beat 2%, lower than their 14% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 33% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

40–49% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Colon’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,808 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Colon 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Colon’s grade

C Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 14% of Michigan school districts. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 14%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1061)Better than 2%
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 274 test results and a graduating class of 41 could put Colon anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Colon’s students in the tested grades sat them (274 in math, 273 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–82 schoolsDepends on your addressD
9–12Colon High SchoolColon Community School DistrictC−

Colon’s public schools are run by Colon Community School District, which also serves Colon, Leonidas, Matteson and Sherwood. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Colon Community School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 529 students · 13.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,808MI $16,528 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading33%
State average 45.4% · 273 students tested
Math22%
State average 33.6% · 274 students tested

Colon vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ColonDColon

Every school in Colon

3 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 Colonin other towns
Colon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–8
D
223 students11:1Rate it →
Leonidas School
Elementary · Grades K–8
35 students18:1Rate it →
Colon High School
High · Grades 6–12
C−
271 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Colon’s schools

Are Colon’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Colon children attend score below 86% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 2%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Colon in?

Colon Community School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 529 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Colon kids go to high school?

Colon High School, with 271 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Colon’s graduation rate?

40–49% of the class of 2023 in Colon Community School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Colon spend per student?

$14,808 in Colon Community School District (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.