School district · Montana

Hamilton K-12 Schools

Hamilton K-12 Schools in Montana: 6 public schools with 1,631 students and 14.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,698 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
1,631
Students per teacher
14.7
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$11,698
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)
111
Counselors (FTE)
4.0
Students per counselor
408
MT 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.5

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 60% of school districts in Montana

Median 42% · 210 school districts compared

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

Math

Montana: 37%

41%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 60% of school districts in Montana

Median 36% · 219 school districts compared

694 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
$9.1K15
$10.1K16
$10.4K17
$10.3K18
$10.3K19
$10.6K20
$11.6K21
$11.7K22
$11.3K23
$11.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
13% · $2.9M
State
46% · $10.2M
Local
41% · $9.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,643
Support services
$4,492
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.2M
Long-term debt
$8.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 2High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–453915.745%44%
Pre-K–K6512.5——
7–82013.314%0.0%
5–846015.147%40%
9–12879.7——
9–1246015.2——

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
217 Daly Avenue, Hamilton, MT 59840
Phone
(406)363-2280
Website