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B+

Libby K-12 Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Libby.

Libby’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Montana school districts

Students
1,127
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,082
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$0.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Libby K-12 Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 74% of Montana districts
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the MT average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.6M, about $561 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 74% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Libby 3,274

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Libby. Grade by grade →

PK–6Libby Elementary SchoolThis district
7–8Libby Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Libby High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency37%
State average 35.2% · 619 students tested
Reading / language arts45%
State average 45.7% · 618 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 85.5% · 92 in the class

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
$12,082 per student · 11% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 47%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,179’20
1,165’21
1,164’22
1,140’23
1,127’24

Down 4.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian <1%Black <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.

Libby Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Libby
B+
582 students15:1
Libby Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Libby
B
182 students17:1
Libby High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Libby
C
363 students19:1

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.