School district · Montana

Hays-Lodge Pole K-12 Schls

Hays-Lodge Pole K-12 Schls in Montana: 3 public schools with 255 students and 13.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $24,327 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
255
Students per teacher
13.8
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$24,327
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)
18.5
Counselors (FTE)
1.0
Students per counselor
258
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%

16%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 90% of school districts in Montana

Median 42% · 210 school districts compared

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

Math

Montana: 37%

5.1%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 94% of school districts in Montana

Median 36% · 219 school districts compared

98 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
$18.5K15
$18.5K16
$20.1K17
$18.8K18
$21.7K19
$22.0K20
$22.1K21
$22.7K22
$27.8K23
$24.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
58% · $4.7M
State
29% · $2.4M
Local
13% · $1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,353
Support services
$11,902
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$313K
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Lodge Pole SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–614414.417%1.4%
Hays-Lodge Pole 7-8Free meals for all
7–8277.512%15%
Hays-Lodge Pole High SchFree meals for all
9–128417.1——

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
197 School Road, Hays, MT 59527
Phone
(406)673-3120
Website