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Chinook Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Chinook.

Chinook’s School Grade D better than 12% of Montana school districts

Students
215
Schools
3
Spent per student
$16,706
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
The gist

What stands out about Chinook Elementary School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 12% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Spends 23% more per student than the MT average
  • 12 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 12% 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
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Chinook. Grade by grade →

PK–6Meadowlark SchoolThis district
7–8Chinook 7-8This district
9–12Chinook High SchoolChinook High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 35.2% · 163 students tested
Reading / language arts25–29%
State average 45.7% · 163 students tested

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

Graduation rate 90% at Chinook 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
$16,706 per student · 23% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 37%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 44%Federal 19%

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

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

Enrollment over time
224’20
234’21
228’22
211’23
215’24

Down 4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 80%Two or more races 9%American Indian/Alaska Native 8%Hispanic 3%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

3 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.