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C+

Harrison K-12 Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Harrison, Pony, Norris and Mammoth.

Harrison’s Schools page →

Students
61
Schools
3
Spent per student
$20,778
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Harrison K-12 Schools

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 37% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 53% more per student than the MT average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 36.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $1,557 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 37% 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
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Harrison. Grade by grade →

PK–5Harrison SchoolThis district
6–8Harrison 6-8This district
9–12Harrison High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency20–29%
State average 35.2% · 38 students tested
Reading / language arts40–49%
State average 45.7% · 40 students tested

84% 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
$20,778 per student · 53% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 43%Support & administration 53%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 54%State 41%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
96’20
95’21
91’22
99’23
61’24

Down 36.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Hispanic 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

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.