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B+

Clinton Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Clinton and Turah.

Clinton’s School Grade B better than 61% of Montana school districts

Students
226
Schools
2
Spent per student
$12,782
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Debt
$3.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Clinton Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 68% of Montana districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the MT average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 12.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.5M, about $15,465 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 towns it serves, and their School Grades
BClinton 1,040Turah 543

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Clinton. Grade by grade →

PK–6Clinton SchoolThis district
7–8Clinton 7-8This district
9–124 high schoolsMissoula High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency35–39%
State average 35.2% · 127 students tested
Reading / language arts50–54%
State average 45.7% · 127 students tested

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

Graduation rate 85% at Missoula 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
$12,782 per student · 6% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 34%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 35%Federal 22%

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

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

Enrollment over time
201’20
203’21
214’22
225’23
226’24

Up 12.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%Black 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Clinton School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Clinton
B
175 students15:1
Clinton 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Clinton
B
51 students15:1

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.