School district · Montana

Baker K-12 Schools

Baker K-12 Schools in Montana: 4 public schools with 464 students and 12.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,051 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
464
Students per teacher
12.2
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$20,051
MT $13.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
37.9
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
232
MT 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Montana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Montana: 43%

36%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 68% of school districts in Montana

Median 42% · 210 school districts compared

223 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAST; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Montana: 37%

36%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 50% of school districts in Montana

Median 36% · 219 school districts compared

223 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAST; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$16.9K15
$17.8K16
$17.4K17
$17.4K18
$17.9K19
$21.4K20
$18.5K21
$17.6K22
$19.2K23
$20.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.6% · $343K
State
53% · $5M
Local
43% · $4.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,162
Support services
$8,062
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.6M
Long-term debt
$118K

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–210110.0——
3–615814.433%38%
7–8728.441%31%
9–1213316.1——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1015 S 3rd W, Baker, MT 59313
Phone
(406)778-2577
Website