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Pryor Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Pryor.

Pryor’s Schools page →

Students
76
Schools
2
Spent per student
$26,850
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Pryor Elementary School District

  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 36 pts below the state
  • Spends 98% more per student than the MT average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0M, about $145 per student
  • Only 24% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Pryor. Grade by grade →

PK–6Arrow Creek Elem SchoolThis district
7–8Pryor 7-8This district
9–12Plenty Coups High SchoolPlenty Coups High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency0–50%
State average 35.2% · 10 students tested · small group: the state reports a range
Reading / language arts0–20%
State average 45.7% · 30 students tested · small group: the state reports a range

24% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 50% at Plenty Coups 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
$26,850 per student · 98% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 40%Support & administration 52%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 8%State 15%Federal 77%

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

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

Enrollment over time
78’20
71’21
71’22
80’23
76’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
American Indian/Alaska Native 92%White 5%Hispanic 3%

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.

Arrow Creek Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pryor
D
55 students9:1
Pryor 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Pryor
21 students7:1

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).