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Augusta Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Augusta and Gilman.

Augusta’s Schools page →

Students
98
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,304
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Augusta Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 88% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 48.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0M, about $41 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 88% 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 above 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 Augusta. Grade by grade →

PK–8Augusta Elementary SchoolThis district
9–12Augusta High SchoolAugusta High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency50–59%
State average 35.2% · 49 students tested
Reading / language arts50–59%
State average 45.7% · 49 students tested

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

Graduation rate 75% at Augusta 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
$13,304 per student · 2% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 38%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 46%State 42%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
66’20
85’21
89’22
92’23
98’24

Up 48.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

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.