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Browning Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 9 towns

Serves North Browning, South Browning, Browning, Starr School, Babb, St. Mary, Blackfoot, Big Sky Colony and Glendale Colony.

North Browning’s School Grade D− better than 2% of Montana school districts

Students
1,280
Schools
7
Spent per student
$20,983
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$4.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Browning Elementary School District

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 2% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 33 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 40 pts below the state
  • Spends 55% more per student than the MT average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $4.5M, about $3,548 per student
  • Only 79% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 2% 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
D−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
D−North Browning 3,144D−South Browning 1,538Browning 943Starr School 235Babb 223St. Mary 193Blackfoot 85Big Sky Colony 66Glendale Colony 48

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for North Browning. Grade by grade →

PK–84 schoolsThis district
9–12Browning High SchoolBrowning High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency2%
State average 35.2% · 597 students tested
Reading / language arts6%
State average 45.7% · 655 students tested

79% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 67% at Browning 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
$20,983 per student · 55% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 49%Support & administration 42%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 21%Federal 65%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,392’20
1,203’21
1,266’22
1,316’23
1,280’24

Down 8% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 94%White 3%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

Stamiksiitsiikin BullShoe Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Browning
328 students11:1
Big Sky School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cut Bank
22 students10:1
Babb School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Babb
14 students9:1
Glendale School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cut Bank
12 students9:1
Browning Elementary
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Browning
D−
258 students12:1
Napi School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Browning
D−
278 students12:1
Browning Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Browning
D−
368 students13:1

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.