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B+

Hamilton K-12 Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Hamilton.

Hamilton’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Montana school districts

Students
1,631
Schools
6
Spent per student
$11,698
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$8.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hamilton K-12 Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 73% of Montana districts
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the MT average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $8.1M, about $4,962 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 73% 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
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Hamilton 5,451

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hamilton. Grade by grade →

PK–42 elementary schoolsThis district
5–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 35.2% · 792 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 45.7% · 794 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 85.5% · 133 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
$11,698 per student · 14% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 46%Federal 13%

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

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

Students
White 85%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools.

Washington School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Hamilton
65 students12:1
Daly School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Hamilton
C+
539 students16:1
Hamilton Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Hamilton
C+
460 students15:1
Bitterroot Polytech 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Hamilton
20 students13:1
Hamilton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hamilton
B
460 students15:1
Bitterroot Polytech HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Hamilton
87 students10:1

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.