What stands out about Custer K-12 Schools
- Its letter, C−: results better than 23% of Montana districts
- Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
- Graduation rate 11 pts below the state
- Spends 84% more per student than the MT average
- 7 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 14.6% since 2020–21
- Debt of $2.3M, about $25,807 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
C−: better than 23% 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.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Custer. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. MT
2021–22 · class of 202395% 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 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Down 14.6% since 2020–21.
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.