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Schools in Carter

Carter’s public schools

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

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

Each public school’s letter compares its own results with the state’s other public schools. How TownRatings grades schools

Spent per student
$20.0K
▲ 48% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Fort Benton High
Students per teacher
12.6
MT 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
112 students on the public path
In brief

Carter’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Carter’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Fort Benton High School places highest (better than 76%); Fort Benton High School lowest (76%). 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 Carter, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
9–12Fort Benton High Schoolin Fort BentonA−

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

Two districts serve Carter

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

Carter Elementary School DistrictGrades · 0 schools · 0 students, down 60% since 2020–21
$33,000MT $13,570 · FY2024
Fort Benton High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 112 students, up 20% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$20,018MT $13,570 · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

How students score

Reading · 9–12, Fort Benton High School District30%
State average 45.7% · 19 students tested · the state reports 21–39%
Math · 9–12, Fort Benton High School District10%
State average 35.2% · 19 students tested · the state reports 0–20%

Carter vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Carter—Fort Benton High 9–12 · Carter Elementary

Every school in Carter

1 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).

Also serving Carterin other towns
Fort Benton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fort Benton
A−
112 students13:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Carter School).

Questions about Carter’s schools

Are Carter’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Carter. Carter Elementary School District and Fort Benton High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carter. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Carter in?

Carter Elementary School District and Fort Benton High School District.

Where do Carter kids go to high school?

Fort Benton High School.

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What Carter 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.