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B−

Olney-Bissell Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Olney.

Olney’s Schools page →

Students
95
Schools
2
Spent per student
$18,228
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Olney-Bissell Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 51% of Montana districts
  • Spends 34% more per student than the MT average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 15.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.2M, about $2,179 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 51% 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−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Olney. Grade by grade →

PK–6Bissell SchoolThis district
7–8Bissell 7-8This district
9–12Whitefish High SchoolWhitefish High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency30–39%
State average 35.2% · 59 students tested
Reading / language arts40–49%
State average 45.7% · 59 students tested

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

Graduation rate 92% at Whitefish 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
$18,228 per student · 34% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 44%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 43%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
82’20
99’21
105’22
92’23
95’24

Up 15.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%

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.

Bissell School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Whitefish
B
78 students9:1
Bissell 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Whitefish
17 students10:1

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.