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C+

Belgrade High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12

Serves Belgrade.

Belgrade’s School Grade A− better than 75% of Montana school districts

Students
958
Schools
1
Spent per student
$12,266
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Debt
$20.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Belgrade High School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 40% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the MT average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $20.7M, about $21,623 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 40% 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
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A−Belgrade 13,107

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Belgrade. Grade by grade →

PK–42 elementary schoolsBelgrade Elementary School District
5–8Belgrade Middle SchoolBelgrade Elementary School District
9–12Belgrade High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency21%
State average 35.2% · 208 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 45.7% · 207 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)88%
State average 85.5% · 233 in the class

91% 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
$12,266 per student · 10% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 43%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 63%State 37%

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

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

Enrollment over time
987’20
1,036’21
994’22
994’23
958’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 84%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools.

Belgrade High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Belgrade
C+
958 students16:1

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.