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Beaverhead County High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12

Serves Dillon.

Dillon’s School Grade A− better than 83% of Montana school districts

Students
339
Schools
1
Spent per student
$18,131
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
34%
Debt
$10.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Beaverhead County High School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 56% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 34% more per student than the MT average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $10.5M, about $30,926 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 56% 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
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A−Dillon 4,271

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Dillon. Grade by grade →

PK–5Parkview SchoolDillon Elementary School District
6–8Dillon Middle SchoolDillon Elementary School District
9–12Beaverhead Co High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 35.2% · 73 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 45.7% · 73 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 85.5% · 82 in the class

98% 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
$18,131 per student · 34% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 42%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 61%State 35%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
323’20
325’21
339’22
336’23
339’24

Up 5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Hispanic 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%Asian <1%

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.

Beaverhead Co High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dillon
B
339 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.