School district · Montana

Lodge Grass Elem

Lodge Grass Elem in Montana: 2 public schools with 230 students and 10.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,783 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
230
Students per teacher
10.3
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,783
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)
22.3
Counselors (FTE)
1.5
Students per counselor
153
MT 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.7
Librarians (FTE): 0.5

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%

3.8%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 97% of school districts in Montana

Median 42% · 210 school districts compared

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

Math

Montana: 37%

15%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 87% of school districts in Montana

Median 36% · 219 school districts compared

131 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
$16.0K15
$14.5K16
$15.8K17
$14.8K18
$16.9K19
$17.2K20
$15.9K21
$19.9K22
$19.0K23
$16.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
71% · $6.4M
State
21% · $1.8M
Local
8.1% · $725K

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,558
Support services
$6,597
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.9M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Lodge Grass SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–617510.25.9%18%
Lodge Grass 7-8Free meals for all
7–85510.60.0%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
124 N St George, Lodge Grass, MT 59050
Phone
(406)639-2333
Website