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Baker K-12 Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Baker.

Baker’s School Grade B better than 61% of Montana school districts

Students
464
Schools
4
Spent per student
$20,051
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
The gist

What stands out about Baker K-12 Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 61% of Montana districts
  • Spends 48% more per student than the MT average
  • 12 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 61% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Baker. Grade by grade →

PK–2Lincoln SchoolThis district
3–6Longfellow SchoolThis district
7–8Baker 7-8This district
9–12Baker High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 35.2% · 240 students tested
Reading / language arts45%
State average 45.7% · 240 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 85.5% · 27 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% 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
$20,051 per student · 48% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 40%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 43%State 53%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
452’20
480’21
451’22
450’23
464’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Two or more races 1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

4 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.