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B+

Choteau Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Choteau.

Choteau’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of Montana school districts

Students
314
Schools
2
Spent per student
$9,720
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Choteau Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 68% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 28% less per student than the MT average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 33.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $201 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 68% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Choteau. Grade by grade →

PK–8Choteau SchoolThis district
9–12Choteau High SchoolChoteau High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 35.2% · 161 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 45.7% · 161 students tested

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

Graduation rate 90% at Choteau 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
$9,720 per student · 28% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 34%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 48%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
236’20
240’21
255’22
322’23
314’24

Up 33.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Hispanic 2%Black 2%

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.