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C−

Colstrip High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12

Serves Colstrip.

Colstrip’s School Grade C− better than 20% of Montana school districts

Students
155
Schools
1
Spent per student
$25,962
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Debt
$0.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Colstrip High School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 19% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Spends 91% more per student than the MT average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.4M, about $2,497 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 19% 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
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C−Colstrip 2,091

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Colstrip. Grade by grade →

PK–5Pine Butte Elementary SchColstrip Elementary School District
6–8Frank Brattin Middle SchlColstrip Elementary School District
9–12Colstrip High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency11–19%
State average 35.2% · 37 students tested
Reading / language arts20–29%
State average 45.7% · 37 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 85.5% · 38 in the class

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

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
$25,962 per student · 91% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 47%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 61%State 34%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
152’20
147’21
151’22
157’23
155’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 50%American Indian/Alaska Native 30%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 8%Asian 3%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools.

Colstrip High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Colstrip
C−
155 students8:1

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.