School district · Montana

Browning Elem

Browning Elem in Montana: 7 public schools with 1,280 students and 11.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,983 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
1,280
Students per teacher
11.8
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$20,983
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)
109
Counselors (FTE)
6.0
Students per counselor
213
MT 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.3
Librarians (FTE): 4.1

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%

5.9%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 96% of school districts in Montana

Median 42% · 210 school districts compared

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

Math

Montana: 37%

3.1%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 96% of school districts in Montana

Median 36% · 219 school districts compared

795 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
$13.9K15
$14.8K16
$15.2K17
$15.8K18
$16.5K19
$16.6K20
$19.0K21
$23.5K22
$21.4K23
$21.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
65% · $26.7M
State
21% · $8.7M
Local
14% · $6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,340
Support services
$8,862
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$9.2M
Long-term debt
$5.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Babb SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–6149.3——
Pre-K–8229.70.0%0.0%
Browning ElementaryFree meals for all
2–325811.72.4%2.4%
Pre-K–8129.5——
Napi SchoolFree meals for all
4–527812.06.3%1.8%
Pre-K–132811.3——
Browning Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–836812.55.4%2.8%

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
129 1st Ave SE, Browning, MT 59417
Phone
(406)338-2715
Website