School district · Montana

Darby K-12 Schools

Darby K-12 Schools in Montana: 3 public schools with 334 students and 13.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,769 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
334
Students per teacher
13.4
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,769
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)
24.9
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
334
MT 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.6

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%

33%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 71% of school districts in Montana

Median 42% · 210 school districts compared

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

Math

Montana: 37%

44%proficient

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

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

Median 36% · 219 school districts compared

140 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
$11.4K15
$19.7K16
$12.8K17
$13.7K18
$13.3K19
$23.6K20
$13.4K21
$13.9K22
$15.3K23
$14.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $637K
State
40% · $2.2M
Local
49% · $2.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,252
Support services
$5,712
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$247K
Long-term debt
$1,000

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Darby SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–617013.534%42%
Darby 7-8Free meals for all
7–84813.732%48%
Darby High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1211613.1——

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
209 School Drive, Darby, MT 59829
Phone
(406)821-3841
Website