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Ashland Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Ashland, and parts of Lame Deer.

Ashland’s Schools page →

Students
84
Schools
2
Spent per student
$34,618
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Ashland Elementary School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 5% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 31 pts below the state
  • Spends 155% more per student than the MT average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 25.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $857 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 5% 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
D−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ashland. Grade by grade →

PK–6Ashland SchoolThis district
7–8Ashland 7-8This district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency0–10%
State average 35.2% · 43 students tested · small group: the state reports a range
Reading / language arts11–19%
State average 45.7% · 43 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

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
$34,618 per student · 155% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 44%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 31%Federal 56%

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

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

Enrollment over time
67’20
82’21
82’22
76’23
84’24

Up 25.4% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 96%Hispanic 2%White 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.

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.