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Dillon Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Dillon.

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

Students
756
Schools
2
Spent per student
$11,526
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Debt
$7.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dillon Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 87% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the MT average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $7.3M, about $9,716 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 87% 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 above the state, 2021–22
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 SchoolThis district
6–8Dillon Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Beaverhead Co High SchoolBeaverhead County High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency46%
State average 35.2% · 465 students tested
Reading / language arts60%
State average 45.7% · 466 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 92% at Beaverhead County 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
$11,526 per student · 15% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 68%Support & administration 25%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 46%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
680’20
730’21
780’22
783’23
756’24

Up 11.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <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.

Parkview School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dillon
A−
497 students16:1
Dillon Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dillon
A−
259 students18:1

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.