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B+

Joliet Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Joliet.

Joliet’s Schools page →

Students
268
Schools
2
Spent per student
$11,832
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Joliet Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 68% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the MT average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $317 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 68% 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

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Joliet. Grade by grade →

PK–5Joliet SchoolThis district
6–8Joliet Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Joliet High SchoolJoliet High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency40–44%
State average 35.2% · 171 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 45.7% · 171 students tested

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

Graduation rate 95% at Joliet 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
$11,832 per student · 13% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 32%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 45%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
245’20
274’21
270’22
268’23
268’24

Up 9.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Hispanic 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Black <1%Two or more races <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.