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Dixon Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Old Agency and Sčilíp.

Old Agency’s Schools page →

Students
47
Schools
2
Spent per student
$31,159
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
The gist

What stands out about Dixon Elementary School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 14% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Spends 130% more per student than the MT average
  • 6 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.6% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 14% 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
Old Agency 129Sčilíp

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Old Agency. Grade by grade →

PK–6Dixon ElementaryThis district
7–8Dixon 7-8This district
9–12Charlo High SchoolCharlo High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency11–19%
State average 35.2% · 36 students tested
Reading / language arts30–39%
State average 45.7% · 35 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 90% at Charlo 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
$31,159 per student · 130% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 44%Support & administration 50%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 39%Federal 38%

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

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

Enrollment over time
52’20
59’21
56’22
44’23
47’24

Down 9.6% since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 47%White 32%Two or more races 15%Hispanic 6%

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.

Dixon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dixon
D
32 students5:1
Dixon 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Dixon
15 students6:1

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.