School district · Montana

Willow Creek Elem

Willow Creek Elem in Montana: 2 public schools with 42 students and 6.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,435 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
42
Students per teacher
6.3
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,435
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)
6.6
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%

Not published: too few students tested.

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

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

Math

Montana: 37%

18%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 83% of school districts in Montana

Median 36% · 219 school districts compared

22 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
$13.7K15
$16.9K16
$13.3K17
$10.6K18
$13.5K19
$13.1K20
$19.3K21
$15.8K22
$19.8K23
$16.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
14% · $122K
State
42% · $368K
Local
45% · $394K

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,761
Support services
$5,935
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$91K
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–6337.0
7–894.7

Sources

Address
407 Main Street, Willow Creek, MT 59760
Phone
(406)285-6991
Website