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B+

Plains K-12 Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Plains.

Plains’ School Grade B+ better than 74% of Montana school districts

Students
404
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,183
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Plains K-12 Schools

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 74% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0M, about $17 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 74% 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 above 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 Plains. Grade by grade →

PK–6Plains Elementary SchoolThis district
7–8Plains 7-8This district
9–12Plains High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency45%
State average 35.2% · 222 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 45.7% · 223 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 85.5% · 26 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

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
$14,183 per student · 5% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 32%State 45%Federal 23%

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

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

Enrollment over time
450’20
450’21
453’22
427’23
404’24

Down 10.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

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.