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Superior K-12 Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Superior.

Superior’s Schools page →

Students
324
Schools
3
Spent per student
$14,817
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Debt
$2.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Superior K-12 Schools

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 18% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 9% more per student than the MT average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2.6M, about $8,074 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 18% 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
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Superior. Grade by grade →

PK–6Superior ElementaryThis district
7–8Superior 7-8This district
9–12Superior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency15–19%
State average 35.2% · 180 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 45.7% · 180 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 85.5% · 27 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$14,817 per student · 9% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 30%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 38%State 41%Federal 21%

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

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

Enrollment over time
329’20
349’21
324’22
333’23
324’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Black <1%

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.