| Index | Colfax | North Dakota | National |
| Average Test Scores | 55% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 12:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 272 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 47 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 30 | 7,963 |
| Index | Colfax | North Dakota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 100.0% | 90.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 98.0% | 88.3% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 88.8% | 64.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 63.3% | 41.6% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 42.9% | 28.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 10.2% | 7.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 2.0% | 2.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 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, ND schools is 55%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Colfax, ND, an average of 100.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 98.0% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Wyndmere, ND | 507 | 63% | 31.8% |
| Kindred, ND | 905 | 61% | 27.6% |
| Abercrombie, ND | 265 | 57% | 18.8% |
| Breckenridge, MN | 3,198 | 49% | 2.3% |
| Wahpeton, ND | 7,772 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Colfax, ND | 266 | 55% | 14.6% |
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| Walkerville, MI | 266 | 25% | 49.0% |
| Ekron, KY | 266 | 59% | 22.6% |
| Mentasta Lake, AK | 266 | 20% | 58.3% |
| Trenton, SC | 266 | 29% | 40.6% |
| Finleyville, PA | 266 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Colfax, ND | 266 | 55% | 14.6% |
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