Colon High School

Among the schools in COLON, Michigan, is Colon High School, a small high school. The latest federal count shows 271 students in grades 6 through 12. Against the 460-student average for high schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 41% lower.

Enrollment across the 3 schools in Colon Community School District totals 529 students.

Colon High School's enrollment is 93% White. Next come 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 85% White. Colon High School's diversity index is 13%, against a US figure of 70%.

Federal data list 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Colon High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.3:1. That is lower than the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Michigan. The lunch program counts 45% of students at Colon High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in St. Joseph County is 55%.

In St. Joseph County (population about 60,969), the median household income is $66,425, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. There are 32 public schools in St. Joseph County, enrolling about 9,517 students in all.

The next-closest public school is Colon Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2.

Locale data from NCES put Colon High School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).

Federal data show a 3% enrollment increase, from 264 in 2020-21 to 271 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 20.3:1 to 15.3:1.

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