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Ryegate K-12 Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Ryegate.

Ryegate’s Schools page →

Students
55
Schools
3
Spent per student
$27,714
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
6:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$0M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Ryegate K-12 Schools

  • Its letter, D: results better than 5% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 31 pts below the state
  • Spends 104% more per student than the MT average
  • 6 students per teacher
  • Debt of $0M, about $73 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 5% 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 below the state, 2021–22
D−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ryegate. Grade by grade →

PK–8Ryegate SchoolThis district
9–12Ryegate High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency0–20%
State average 35.2% · 28 students tested · small group: the state reports a range
Reading / language arts11–19%
State average 45.7% · 31 students tested

84% 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
$27,714 per student · 104% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 47%State 35%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
57’20
56’21
44’22
63’23
55’24

Down 3.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Two or more races 4%

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.