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Shelby Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Shelby.

Shelby’s School Grade B better than 56% of Montana school districts

Students
413
Schools
4
Spent per student
$11,340
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Debt
$0.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Shelby Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 55% of Montana districts
  • Spends 16% less per student than the MT average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 20.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.3M, about $731 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 55% 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 close to 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 Shelby. Grade by grade →

PK–5Shelby Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Shelby 6-8This district
9–12Shelby High SchoolShelby High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency36%
State average 35.2% · 250 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 45.7% · 249 students tested

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

Graduation rate 84% at Shelby 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
$11,340 per student · 16% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 38%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 42%State 49%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
342’20
372’21
390’22
403’23
413’24

Up 20.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 72%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 10%American Indian/Alaska Native 6%Asian 1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

4 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.