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C

Havre Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Havre.

Havre’s School Grade C better than 31% of Montana school districts

Students
1,299
Schools
4
Spent per student
$11,928
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Debt
$2.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Havre Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 30% of Montana districts
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the MT average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.7M, about $2,050 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 30% 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 town it serves, and its School Grade
CHavre 9,264

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Havre. Grade by grade →

PK–82 schoolsThis district
9–12Havre High SchoolHavre High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency31%
State average 35.2% · 755 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 45.7% · 759 students tested

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 82% at Havre 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
$11,928 per student · 12% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 46%Support & administration 47%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 41%Federal 28%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,171’20
1,208’21
1,199’22
1,270’23
1,299’24

Up 10.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 66%American Indian/Alaska Native 19%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 6%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Highland Park School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Havre
288 students17:1
Sunnyside School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Havre
C+
354 students23:1
Lincoln-McKinley School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Havre
B
266 students18:1
Havre Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Havre
B−
391 students16:1

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.