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C+

Broadus Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Broadus.

Broadus’ Schools page →

Students
153
Schools
2
Spent per student
$18,160
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
4%
The gist

What stands out about Broadus Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 44% of Montana districts
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 34% more per student than the MT average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 22.4% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 44% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Broadus 477

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Broadus. Grade by grade →

PK–6Broadus SchoolThis district
7–8Broadus 7-8This district
9–12Powder River Co Dist HighPowder River County High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency35–39%
State average 35.2% · 88 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 45.7% · 88 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 90% at Powder River Co District 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
$18,160 per student · 34% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 44%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 52%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
125’20
123’21
150’22
150’23
153’24

Up 22.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%

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.

Broadus School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Broadus
B−
129 students13:1
Broadus 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Broadus
24 students6:1

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.