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C+

Absarokee Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Absarokee and Roscoe.

Absarokee’s Schools page →

Students
120
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,440
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Absarokee Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 44% of Montana districts
  • Spends 21% more per student than the MT average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 14.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0M, about $67 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 44% of the 241 Montana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Absarokee 926Roscoe 5

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Absarokee. Grade by grade →

PK–5Absarokee SchoolThis district
6–8Absarokee 6-8This district
9–12Absarokee High SchoolAbsarokee High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency30–34%
State average 35.2% · 79 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 45.7% · 79 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 75% at Absarokee High School District, which runs the high school (state 85.5%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,440 per student · 21% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 40%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 55%State 24%Federal 21%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
105’20
112’21
107’22
125’23
120’24

Up 14.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Hispanic 2%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools.

Absarokee School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Absarokee
C+
79 students11:1
Absarokee 6-8
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Absarokee
C−
41 students10:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Montana.