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C−

Harlem High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12

Serves Harlem.

Harlem’s Schools page →

Students
175
Schools
1
Spent per student
$18,588
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Harlem High School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 16% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 36 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 37% more per student than the MT average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $423 per student
  • Only 74% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 16% 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.

GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
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 SchoolHarlem Elementary School District
7–8Harlem 7-8Harlem Elementary School District
9–12Harlem High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency0–20%
State average 35.2% · 28 students tested · small group: the state reports a range
Reading / language arts0–20%
State average 45.7% · 28 students tested · small group: the state reports a range
Graduation rate (4-year)70–79%
State average 85.5% · 36 in the class

74% 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
$18,588 per student · 37% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 40%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 20%State 36%Federal 45%

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

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

Enrollment over time
171’20
175’21
163’22
165’23
175’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 91%Hispanic 3%White 2%Two or more races 2%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.

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.