School district · Montana

Box Elder Elem

Box Elder Elem in Montana: 2 public schools with 298 students and 11.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $25,000 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
298
Students per teacher
11.9
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$25,000
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)
25.0
Counselors (FTE)
0.8
Students per counselor
387
MT 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.7

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%

8.4%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 95% of school districts in Montana

Median 42% · 210 school districts compared

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

Math

Montana: 37%

3.9%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 95% of school districts in Montana

Median 36% · 219 school districts compared

203 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
$14.4K15
$14.8K16
$13.1K17
$16.8K18
$16.9K19
$18.8K20
$18.4K21
$21.6K22
$21.3K23
$25.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
61% · $4.6M
State
27% · $2M
Local
12% · $918K

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$16,459
Support services
$6,459
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$740K
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Box Elder SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–623212.17.8%2.8%
Box Elder 7-8Free meals for all
7–86611.39.7%6.5%

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
205 Main Street, Box Elder, MT 59521
Phone
(406)352-3222
Website