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Hobson K-12 Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Hobson.

Hobson’s Schools page →

Students
131
Schools
3
Spent per student
$17,690
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hobson K-12 Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 63% of Montana districts
  • Graduation rate 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 30% more per student than the MT average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $710 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 63% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Hobson 191

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hobson. Grade by grade →

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

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35–39%
State average 35.2% · 67 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 45.7% · 67 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 85.5% · 8 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$17,690 per student · 30% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 31%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 53%State 39%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
124’20
119’21
136’22
129’23
131’24

Up 5.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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.

Hobson School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hobson
B+
68 students10:1
Hobson 6-8
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hobson
A
32 students8:1
Hobson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hobson
A−
31 students7:1

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.