School district · Montana

DeSmet Elem

DeSmet Elem in Montana: 2 public schools with 127 students and 11.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,302 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
127
Students per teacher
11.8
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,302
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)
10.8
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
127
MT 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.2

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%

46%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 65% of school districts in Montana

Median 42% · 210 school districts compared

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

Math

Montana: 37%

55%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 84% of school districts in Montana

Median 36% · 219 school districts compared

71 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
$14.3K15
$15.2K16
$14.6K17
$15.7K18
$16.3K19
$18.1K20
$20.6K21
$18.6K22
$19.6K23
$19.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
12% · $368K
State
28% · $846K
Local
60% · $1.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,364
Support services
$7,698
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$224K
Long-term debt
$5.9M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
DeSmet SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–59012.247%61%
DeSmet 6-8Free meals for all
6–83710.9—48%

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
6355 Padre Lane, Missoula, MT 59808
Phone
(406)549-4994
Website