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Eureka Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Eureka and Rexford.

Eureka’s School Grade B better than 59% of Montana school districts

Students
528
Schools
2
Spent per student
$12,639
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
The gist

What stands out about Eureka Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 61% of Montana districts
  • Spends 7% less per student than the MT average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 21.9% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 61% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BEureka 1,562Rexford 87

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Eureka. Grade by grade →

PK–4Eureka Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Eureka Middle School 5-8This district
9–12Lincoln Co High SchoolLincoln County High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency37%
State average 35.2% · 334 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 45.7% · 334 students tested

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

Graduation rate 82% at Lincoln 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
$12,639 per student · 7% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 34%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 38%Federal 32%

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

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

Enrollment over time
433’20
475’21
497’22
515’23
528’24

Up 21.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Eureka Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Eureka
B
274 students15:1
Eureka Middle School 5-8
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Eureka
B−
254 students19:1

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.