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Colton School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Colton and Uniontown.

Colton’s Schools page →

Students
166
Schools
1
Spent per student
$22,994
WA $18,444
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Debt
$5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Colton School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 82% of Washington districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 25% more per student than the WA average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $5M, about $30,392 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 82% of the 289 Washington school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Colton 402Uniontown 398

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Colton. Grade by grade →

PK–12Colton SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. WA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45–49%
State average 40.1% · 84 students tested
Reading / language arts55–59%
State average 53.4% · 84 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 83.8% · 8 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$22,994 per student · 25% above WA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 66%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
168’20
163’21
150’22
155’23
166’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools.

Colton School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Colton
166 students11:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Washington.