School district · Montana

Sunburst K-12 Schools

Sunburst K-12 Schools in Montana: 3 public schools with 123 students and 6.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,094 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
123
Students per teacher
6.8
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$20,094
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)
18.1
Counselors (FTE)
0.6
Students per counselor
205
MT 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.8

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%

40%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 56% of school districts in Montana

Median 42% · 210 school districts compared

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

Math

Montana: 37%

35%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 53% of school districts in Montana

Median 36% · 219 school districts compared

55 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
$16.5K15
$16.3K16
$17.5K17
$16.1K18
$15.8K19
$20.6K20
$20.6K21
$23.6K22
$26.7K23
$20.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.2% · $142K
State
36% · $1.2M
Local
60% · $2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,635
Support services
$7,447
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$158K
Long-term debt
$5,000

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Sunburst ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–8576.744%34%
Sunburst 7 - 8Free meals for all
7–8269.035%35%
Sunburst High SchoolFree meals for all
9–12405.9——

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
414 3rd St S, Sunburst, MT 59482
Phone
(406)937-2811
Website