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Bynum Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Miller Colony and Bynum.

Miller Colony’s Schools page →

Students
8
Schools
1
Spent per student
$34,250
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
3:1
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Bynum Elementary School District

  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Spends 152% more per student than the MT average
  • 3 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 61.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0M, about $125 per student
  • Only 75% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Miller Colony. Grade by grade →

PK–8Bynum SchoolThis district
9–12Choteau High SchoolChoteau High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency0–50%
State average 35.2% · 14 students tested · small group: the state reports a range
Reading / language arts0–50%
State average 45.7% · 14 students tested · small group: the state reports a range

75% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 90% at Choteau 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
$34,250 per student · 152% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 79%Support & administration 21%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 57%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
21’20
23’21
28’22
8’23
8’24

Down 61.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 63%American Indian/Alaska Native 38%

Schools in the district

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

Bynum School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bynum
8 students3:1

Towns served

Miller Colony 67Bynum 15

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).