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Hardin Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Hardin.

Hardin’s School Grade D better than 8% of Montana school districts

Students
1,221
Schools
5
Spent per student
$16,808
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$4.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hardin Elementary School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 8% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Spends 24% more per student than the MT average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $4.4M, about $3,581 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 8% 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 Hardin. Grade by grade →

PK–2Hardin PrimaryThis district
3–5Hardin IntermediateThis district
6–8Hardin Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Hardin High SchoolHardin High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency10%
State average 35.2% · 765 students tested
Reading / language arts16%
State average 45.7% · 768 students tested

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 57% at Hardin 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
$16,808 per student · 24% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 42%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 28%Federal 57%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,307’20
1,348’21
1,284’22
1,252’23
1,221’24

Down 6.6% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 77%White 14%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 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.