School district · Montana

Colstrip Elem

Colstrip Elem in Montana: 2 public schools with 336 students and 11.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,940 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
336
Students per teacher
11.1
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$18,940
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)
30.2
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
168
MT 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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%

27%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 82% of school districts in Montana

Median 42% · 210 school districts compared

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

Math

Montana: 37%

22%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 79% of school districts in Montana

Median 36% · 219 school districts compared

221 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
$17.3K15
$16.6K16
$17.8K17
$17.0K18
$17.3K19
$15.3K20
$16.9K21
$17.9K22
$19.1K23
$18.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
18% · $1.4M
State
36% · $2.7M
Local
46% · $3.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,293
Support services
$8,436
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$239K
Long-term debt
$126K

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–521712.131%36%
6–81199.823%9.4%

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
216 Olive Drive, Colstrip, MT 59323
Phone
(406)748-4699
Website