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Schools in Basin

Basin’s public schools

Basin Elementary School District and Jefferson High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Basin. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools above Montana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 75% of students in Montana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
25%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
2021–22
Spent per student
$14.8K
▲ 9% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Jefferson High
Students per teacher
15.7
MT 13.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
314 students on the public path
In brief

Basin’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Basin’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Jefferson High School places highest (better than 37%); Jefferson High School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Basin, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Basin SchoolBasin Elementary School DistrictNo scores
9–12Jefferson High Schoolin BoulderC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Basin Elementary School District.

Two districts serve Basin

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Basin Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 8 students, down 64% since 2020–21 · 8.0 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$21,105MT $13,570 · FY2024
Jefferson High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 306 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 16.1 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$14,801MT $13,570 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–6, Basin Elementary School District25%
State average 45.7% · 9 students tested · the state reports 0–50%
Math · PK–6, Basin Elementary School District25%
State average 35.2% · 9 students tested · the state reports 0–50%
Reading · 9–12, Jefferson High School District44%
State average 45.7% · 40 students tested
Math · 9–12, Jefferson High School District34%
State average 35.2% · 40 students tested

Basin vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Montana towns that share Basin’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Basin—Basin Elementary PK–6 · Jefferson High 9–12

Every school in Basin

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Basinby address
Basin School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
8 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving Basinin other towns
Jefferson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Boulder
C+
306 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Basin’s schools

Are Basin’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Basin. Basin Elementary School District and Jefferson High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Basin. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Basin in?

Basin Elementary School District and Jefferson High School District.

Where do Basin kids go to high school?

Jefferson High School.

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What Basin families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.