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Big Timber Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Big Timber.

Big Timber’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Montana school districts

Students
291
Schools
2
Spent per student
$11,351
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Big Timber Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 81% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 16% less per student than the MT average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0M, about $58 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 81% 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 town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Big Timber. Grade by grade →

PK–6Big Timber SchoolThis district
7–8Big Timber 7-8This district
9–12Sweet Grass Co High SchlSweet Grass County High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency46%
State average 35.2% · 217 students tested
Reading / language arts54%
State average 45.7% · 219 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 95% at Sweet Grass County 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
$11,351 per student · 16% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 77%Support & administration 21%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 38%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
286’20
333’21
318’22
305’23
291’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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.