School district · Montana

Cottonwood Elem

Cottonwood Elem in Montana: 1 public schools with 20 students and 10.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,789 per student in FY2024.

Schools
1
Students
20
Students per teacher
10.0
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,789
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)
2.0
Counselors (FTE)
0.0
Students per counselor
—
MT 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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%

Not published: too few students tested.

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

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

Math

Montana: 37%

8.3%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 91% of school districts in Montana

Median 36% · 219 school districts compared

12 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
$10.6K15
$10.8K16
$19.6K17
$16.8K18
$24.3K19
$13.9K20
$11.4K21
$13.9K22
$14.2K23
$16.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
13% · $49K
State
36% · $133K
Local
50% · $185K

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,947
Support services
$5,842
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$0
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–82010.0—8.3%

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
14627 Wildhorse Road, Havre, MT 59501
Phone
(406)394-2273