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Power Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Power.

Power’s Schools page →

Students
62
Schools
2
Spent per student
$20,656
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Power Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 78% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Spends 52% more per student than the MT average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 22.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0M, about $258 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 78% 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
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Power. Grade by grade →

PK–5Power ElementaryThis district
6–8Power Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Power High SchoolPower High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency50–59%
State average 35.2% · 50 students tested
Reading / language arts40–49%
State average 45.7% · 50 students tested

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

Graduation rate 75% at Power High School District, which runs the high school (state 84.9%) · class of 2020.

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
$20,656 per student · 52% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 31%Other 14%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 39%Federal 20%

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

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

Enrollment over time
80’20
83’21
85’22
64’23
62’24

Down 22.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 84%American Indian/Alaska Native 8%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 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.

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.