School district · Montana

Trout Creek Elem

Trout Creek Elem in Montana: 2 public schools with 36 students and 6.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $41,548 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
36
Students per teacher
6.4
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$41,548
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)
5.6
Counselors (FTE)
0.2
Students per counselor
180
MT 277 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.2

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%

8.3%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 95% of school districts in Montana

Median 42% · 210 school districts compared

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

Math

Montana: 37%

Not published: too few students tested.

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

12 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
$18.1K15
$30.0K16
$30.6K17
$20.3K18
$19.5K19
$20.2K20
$20.2K21
$23.9K22
$21.0K23
$41.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
8.1% · $107K
State
29% · $379K
Local
63% · $842K

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$13,774
Support services
$25,323
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$34K
Long-term debt
$9,000

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Trout Creek SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–6327.2
Trout Creek 7-8Free meals for all
7–843.5

Sources

Address
4 School Lane, Trout Creek, MT 59874
Phone
(406)827-3629
Website