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Monforton Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Four Corners.

Four Corners’ School Grade A+ better than 95% of Montana school districts

Students
679
Schools
3
Spent per student
$9,851
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
Debt
$13.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Monforton Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 96% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Spends 27% less per student than the MT average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $13.9M, about $20,505 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 96% 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+Four Corners 5,791

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Four Corners. Grade by grade →

PK–2Monforton PrimaryThis district
3–5Monforton SchoolThis district
6–8Monforton 6-8This district
9–123 high schoolsBozeman High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency60%
State average 35.2% · 410 students tested
Reading / language arts66%
State average 45.7% · 410 students tested

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

Graduation rate 90% at Bozeman 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
$9,851 per student · 27% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 29%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 39%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
611’20
668’21
669’22
680’23
679’24

Up 11.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Monforton Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Bozeman
183 students12:1
Monforton School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Bozeman
A+
254 students15:1
Monforton 6-8
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bozeman
A+
242 students17:1

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.