📍 9550 E Bogard Rd, Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 99645
Colony High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The school has 1,117 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
Colony High School enrolls 1,117 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 13% Two or more races and 8.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 760 | 68% |
| Two or more races | 149 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 8.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 83 | 7.4% |
| Asian | 20 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 10 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
325 of the school's 1,117 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Colony High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS At-Large.
Colony High School is one of 49 schools in Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, based in Palmer, Alaska. The district serves 19,495 students district-wide and employs 998 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,117 students, Colony High School is larger than the district average of about 398 students per school.
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