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Arlee Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Arlee and Evaro.

Arlee’s Schools page →

Students
263
Schools
2
Spent per student
$22,632
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$9.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Arlee Elementary School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 11% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Spends 67% more per student than the MT average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $9.7M, about $36,981 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 11% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Arlee. Grade by grade →

PK–6Arlee ElementaryThis district
7–8Arlee 7-8This district
9–12Arlee High SchoolArlee High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency15–19%
State average 35.2% · 187 students tested
Reading / language arts20–24%
State average 45.7% · 188 students tested

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

Graduation rate 84% at Arlee 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
$22,632 per student · 67% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 37%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 25%Federal 44%

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

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

Enrollment over time
286’20
273’21
270’22
247’23
263’24

Down 8% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 51%White 25%Two or more races 18%Hispanic 5%

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.

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.