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Colony High School

(907) 861-5500

Physical Address:
9550 East Colony School DR
Palmer, AK  99645
Mailing Address:
9550 E Colony Schools Drive
Palmer, AK  99645

School Information

District:
Matanuska-susitna Borough School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Matanuska-susitna Borough
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
1245

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Colony High School

This School County Average State Average
White 78.88% 80.05% 49.44%
American Indian 10.28% 12.44% 44.05%
Others 4.26% 3.64% 11.49%
Hispanic 2.73% 2.42% 6.16%
Black 1.93% 1.56% 4.31%
Asian/Pacific 1.93% 1.47% 5.86%

Genders in Colony High School

This School County Average State Average
Female 53.98% 46.31% 47.12%
Male 46.02% 53.69% 52.88%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Colony High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 937 946 982
American Indian 119 124 128
Others 37 51 53
Hispanic 31 33 34
Black 18 23 24
Asian/Pacific 20 22 24
Total 1162 1199 1245

Enrollment by Gender for Colony High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Female 600 635 672
Male 562 564 573
Total 1162 1199 1245

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Colony High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1162 1199 1245
# Eligible for free lunch 154 (13%) 152 (13%) 168 (13%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 53 (5%) 59 (5%) 50 (4%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 207 (18%) 211 (18%) 218 (18%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Colony High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1162 1199 1245
Fulltime teachers 59.0 57.5 61.3
Student/Teacher Ratio 19.70 20.90 20.31
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 21.80 17.58 20.49