Colfax High

As a small 9-12 campus in Colfax, Wisconsin, Colfax High enrolls 318 students from grades 7 through 12, one of the schools within Colfax School District. Compared to the state average of about 475 students per school, that is 33% smaller than typical.

Colfax High is one of 2 schools operated by Colfax School District, a district that works with 716 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Colfax High logs that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. The state averages around 14.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Colfax High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.2%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Dunn County indicate median household income runs about $74,824, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dunn County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,848 students), of which Colfax High is one.

Colfax Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Colfax High at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 61.6%.

Colfax High operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 15%: 376 students in 2018 compared to 318 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Colfax High typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.