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C

Dawson High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12

Serves Glendive.

Glendive’s School Grade C better than 26% of Montana school districts

Students
318
Schools
1
Spent per student
$14,330
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Debt
$8.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dawson High School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 26% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% more per student than the MT average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $8.7M, about $27,358 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 26% 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 below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CGlendive 4,736

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Glendive. Grade by grade →

PK–2Jefferson SchoolGlendive Elementary School District
3–5Lincoln SchoolGlendive Elementary School District
6–8Washington Middle SchoolGlendive Elementary School District
9–12Dawson High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency10–14%
State average 35.2% · 67 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 45.7% · 67 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 85.5% · 72 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
$14,330 per student · 6% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 45%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 52%State 47%Federal 1%

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

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

Enrollment over time
334’20
341’21
343’22
336’23
318’24

Down 4.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Dawson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Glendive
C
318 students14:1

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.