School district · Montana

Medicine Lake K-12 Schools

Medicine Lake K-12 Schools in Montana: 3 public schools with 88 students and 6.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $32,530 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
88
Students per teacher
6.4
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$32,530
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)
13.7
Counselors (FTE)
0.0
Students per counselor
—
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%

38%proficient

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

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

Median 42% · 210 school districts compared

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

Math

Montana: 37%

58%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 88% of school districts in Montana

Median 36% · 219 school districts compared

38 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
$20.6K15
$20.9K16
$23.4K17
$23.0K18
$23.4K19
$31.7K20
$34.2K21
$29.0K22
$36.7K23
$32.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.5% · $339K
State
34% · $1.2M
Local
57% · $2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$19,048
Support services
$11,578
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$687K
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
Pre-K–6477.1—65%
7–8165.5——
9–12256.0——

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
311 Young St, Medicine Lake, MT 59247
Phone
(406)789-2211
Website