School district · Montana

Yellowstone Academy Elem

Yellowstone Academy Elem in Montana: 2 public schools with 52 students and 4.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $124,500 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
52
Students per teacher
4.6
MT 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$124,500
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)
11.3
Counselors (FTE)
0.8
Students per counselor
69
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%

12%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 93% of school districts in Montana

Median 42% · 210 school districts compared

43 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.

44 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
$96.9K15
$98.7K16
$81.1K17
$85.1K18
$125.2K19
$90.6K20
$88.6K21
$81.5K22
$100.5K23
$124.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
8.0% · $481K
State
31% · $1.9M
Local
61% · $3.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$74,400
Support services
$47,980
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$0
Long-term debt
$7,000

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–6366.8
7–8162.6

Sources

Address
1750 Ray of Hope Lane, Billings, MT 59106
Phone
(406)656-2198
Website