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Culbertson Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Culbertson.

Culbertson’s Schools page →

Students
196
Schools
2
Spent per student
$15,593
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Debt
$0.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Culbertson Elementary School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 12% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Spends 15% more per student than the MT average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.9M, about $4,668 per student
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 Culbertson. Grade by grade →

PK–5Culbertson SchoolThis district
6–8Culbertson Junior HighThis district
9–12Culbertson High SchoolCulbertson High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 35.2% · 131 students tested
Reading / language arts20–24%
State average 45.7% · 131 students tested

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

Graduation rate 90% at Culbertson 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
$15,593 per student · 15% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 39%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 42%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
190’20
198’21
187’22
189’23
196’24

Up 3.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 61%American Indian/Alaska Native 22%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 6%Asian 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.