Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Dodson

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
D

Dodson K-12

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Dodson.

Dodson’s Schools page →

Students
78
Schools
3
Spent per student
$29,284
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
5:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
The gist

What stands out about Dodson K-12

  • Its letter, D: results better than 10% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 116% more per student than the MT average
  • 5 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.4% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 10% 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
Dodson 123

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Dodson. Grade by grade →

PK–6Dodson SchoolThis district
7–8Dodson 7-8This district
9–12Dodson High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency0–10%
State average 35.2% · 48 students tested · small group: the state reports a range
Reading / language arts20–29%
State average 45.7% · 46 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 85.5% · 9 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$29,284 per student · 116% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 33%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 32%Federal 47%

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

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

Enrollment over time
89’20
85’21
92’22
95’23
78’24

Down 12.4% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 86%White 6%Hispanic 5%Black 1%Two or more races 1%

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.

Dodson School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dodson
D−
38 students5:1
Dodson 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Dodson
16 students4:1
Dodson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dodson
24 students6:1

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.