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Charlo Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Charlo.

Charlo’s Schools page →

Students
137
Schools
2
Spent per student
$11,443
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$0.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Charlo Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 88% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Spends 16% less per student than the MT average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 19.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.5M, about $3,796 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 88% 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 Charlo. Grade by grade →

PK–5Charlo ElementaryThis district
6–8Charlo 6-8This district
9–12Charlo High SchoolCharlo High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency45–49%
State average 35.2% · 113 students tested
Reading / language arts60–64%
State average 45.7% · 113 students tested

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

Graduation rate 90% at Charlo 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
$11,443 per student · 16% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 32%Other 10%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 44%Federal 33%

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

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

Enrollment over time
171’20
160’21
161’22
158’23
137’24

Down 19.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 77%Two or more races 12%American Indian/Alaska Native 8%Hispanic 2%Black <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.