Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School
Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Colfax, Iowa
Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School in Colfax, Iowa enrolled 287 students in 2024-25 with 26.5 full-time teachers, 10.8 students per teacher against the Iowa high-school median of 13.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 56% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Iowa: 69.7% and 68.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% or more (Iowa: 87.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
333 students in 2022-23, 313 students in 2023-24, 287 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.9 to 26.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 333 | 27.9 | 11.9 |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 26.0 | 12.0 |
| 2024-25 | 287 | 26.5 | 10.8 |
10.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 of every 100 Iowa high schools
Among the 340 Iowa high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 166 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School enrolled 332 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 43 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 166 of the 332 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions43
- Chronically absent32.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
86.4% of students were White, 5.9% of two or more races, 5.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White86.4%
- Two or more races5.9%
- Hispanic5.2%
- Black1.0%
- Pacific Islander1.0%
- Asian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School scored proficient or above: 64% in reading in 2021-22 and 56% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Iowa, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Iowa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 64% | 68% | 69.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 56% | 61% (2021-22) | 68.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
90% or more of the 45 students in Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Iowa. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Iowa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90% or more | 90% or more | 87.5% |
| Students in the class | 45 | 45 | 38,026 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School
- Baxter High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 11 miles away: 262 students, 24.1 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Bondurant-Farrar High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 12 miles away: 849 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School with Baxter High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Colfax-Mingo Comm School District spends per student$13,637 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,637
- The largest public schools in IowaColfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School is the number 187 by size of 349 Iowa high schools open in 2024-25.#187 of 349
- Iowa schools by students per teacher10.8 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.8 for high schools.10.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School
How many students attend Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School?
287 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 333 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Colfax, IA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School?
10.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School a Title I school?
Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School scored proficient or above: 64% in reading in 2021-22 and 56% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Iowa's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School?
90% or more of the 45 students in Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Iowa. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School in?
Colfax-Mingo Comm School District, NCES district ID 1900009. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 190000900386 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.