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Sidney High School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12

Serves Sidney.

Sidney’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of Montana school districts

Students
355
Schools
1
Spent per student
$19,825
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
The gist

What stands out about Sidney High School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 41% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 46% more per student than the MT average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 41% 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
C
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Sidney 6,217

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sidney. Grade by grade →

PK–2West Side ElementarySidney Elementary School District
3–5Central ElementarySidney Elementary School District
6–8Sidney Middle SchoolSidney Elementary School District
9–12Sidney High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency20–24%
State average 35.2% · 93 students tested
Reading / language arts40–44%
State average 45.7% · 92 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 85.5% · 104 in the class

87% 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
$19,825 per student · 46% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 42%Other 10%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 56%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
408’20
388’21
387’22
378’23
355’24

Down 13% since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Black 1%Asian 1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Montana’s other public schools.

Sidney High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sidney
D
355 students12:1

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). The letters are our own summary, graded within Montana.