| Index | Colfax | Indiana | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 46% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,755 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 675 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 141 | 7,963 |

| Index | Colfax | Indiana | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 81.0% | 84.6% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 78.7% | 82.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 44.9% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 19.8% | 33.0% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 8.0% | 24.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.5% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.1% | 2.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.7% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Colfax. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Colfax, IN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Colfax, IN, an average of 81.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 78.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Dayton, IN | 1,402 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Lebanon, IN | 16,654 | 52% | 8.2% |
| Thorntown, IN | 1,112 | 51% | 6.3% |
| Lafayette, IN | 75,191 | 49% | 2.4% |
| Michigantown, IN | 555 | 46% | 3.6% |
| Colfax, IN | 842 | n/a |
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| Colfax, IN | 842 | n/a |