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C

Glendive Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Glendive.

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

Students
753
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,637
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Debt
$2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Glendive Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 27% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 15% more per student than the MT average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2M, about $2,656 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 27% 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
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Glendive. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency24%
State average 35.2% · 497 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 45.7% · 499 students tested

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

Graduation rate 82% at Dawson 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
$15,637 per student · 15% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 40%Federal 21%

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

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

Enrollment over time
771’20
803’21
782’22
764’23
753’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Asian <1%Black <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.

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.