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Harlem Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Harlem.

Harlem’s Schools page →

Students
454
Schools
2
Spent per student
$18,261
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Harlem Elementary School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 8% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 31 pts below the state
  • Spends 35% more per student than the MT average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.2M, about $379 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
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Harlem. Grade by grade →

PK–6Harlem Elementary SchoolThis district
7–8Harlem 7-8This district
9–12Harlem High SchoolHarlem High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency9%
State average 35.2% · 276 students tested
Reading / language arts15%
State average 45.7% · 278 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 74% at Harlem 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
$18,261 per student · 35% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 35%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 13%State 28%Federal 60%

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

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

Enrollment over time
453’20
453’21
467’22
456’23
454’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 93%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%White 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

2 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.