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Belfry K-12 Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Bearcreek.

Bearcreek’s Schools page →

Students
51
Schools
3
Spent per student
$33,702
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
5:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Belfry K-12 Schools

  • Its letter, D: results better than 14% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 148% more per student than the MT average
  • 5 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 22.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0M, about $314 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 14% 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
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bearcreek. Grade by grade →

PK–6Belfry SchoolThis district
7–8Belfry 7-8This district
9–12Belfry High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency11–19%
State average 35.2% · 35 students tested
Reading / language arts30–39%
State average 45.7% · 35 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 85.5% · 6 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$33,702 per student · 148% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 31%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 48%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
66’20
62’21
63’22
57’23
51’24

Down 22.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

Schools in the district

3 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.