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C

Marion Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Marion and Little Bitterroot Lake.

Marion’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Montana school districts

Students
143
Schools
2
Spent per student
$11,494
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Marion Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 27% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the MT average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0.2M, about $1,650 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 27% 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
C+Marion 1,037Little Bitterroot Lake 156

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Marion. Grade by grade →

PK–6Marion SchoolThis district
7–8Marion 7-8This district
9–124 high schoolsFlathead High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 35.2% · 104 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 45.7% · 105 students tested

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

Graduation rate 81% at Flathead 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
$11,494 per student · 15% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 37%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 40%State 40%Federal 20%

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

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

Enrollment over time
143’20
157’21
163’22
178’23
143’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Hispanic 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Two or more races 2%Black <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.

Marion School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Marion
C−
114 students13:1
Marion 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Marion
B−
29 students9:1

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.