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Rapelje Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Rapelje.

Rapelje’s Schools page →

Students
48
Schools
2
Spent per student
$18,652
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
7:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Rapelje Elementary School District

  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 37% more per student than the MT average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 17.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0M, about $83 per student

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Rapelje. Grade by grade →

PK–6Rapelje SchoolThis district
7–8Rapelje 7-8This district
9–12Rapelje High SchoolRapelje High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency21–39%
State average 35.2% · 26 students tested · small group: the state reports a range
Reading / language arts40–59%
State average 45.7% · 26 students tested · small group: the state reports a range

90% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 75% at Rapelje 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
$18,652 per student · 37% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 43%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 25%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
41’20
41’21
44’22
46’23
48’24

Up 17.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%American Indian/Alaska Native 6%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 4%

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.

Rapelje School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Rapelje
A−
34 students7:1
Rapelje 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Rapelje
14 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).