School district · Montana

Melstone Elem

Melstone Elem in Montana: 2 public schools with 37 students and 6.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $29,229 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
37
Students per teacher
6.7
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$29,229
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)
5.5
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%

46%proficient

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

A higher share proficient than 64% of school districts in Montana

Median 42% · 210 school districts compared

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

Math

Montana: 37%

32%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 58% of school districts in Montana

Median 36% · 219 school districts compared

28 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
$15.7K15
$14.7K16
$16.9K17
$19.7K18
$21.9K19
$20.9K20
$20.3K21
$18.3K22
$20.2K23
$29.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
35% · $396K
State
39% · $436K
Local
26% · $289K

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$14,171
Support services
$13,629
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$68K
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Melstone SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–6245.6——
Melstone Middle SchoolFree meals for all
7–81310.2—23%

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
5 6th Avenue N, Melstone, MT 59054
Phone
(406)358-2352
Website