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Townsend K-12 Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Townsend.

Townsend’s School Grade B better than 60% of Montana school districts

Students
733
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,341
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Debt
$18.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Townsend K-12 Schools

  • Its letter, B: results better than 60% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the MT average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 16% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $18.6M, about $25,379 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 60% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BTownsend 2,272

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Townsend. Grade by grade →

PK–6Cecelia Hazelton SchoolThis district
7–8Townsend 7-8This district
9–12Broadwater High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency41%
State average 35.2% · 353 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 45.7% · 353 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 85.5% · 51 in the class

100% 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
$12,341 per student · 9% below MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 31%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 54%State 37%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
632’20
667’21
706’22
700’23
733’24

Up 16% since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Cecelia Hazelton School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Townsend
B
423 students14:1
Townsend 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Townsend
B
114 students15:1
Broadwater High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Townsend
B+
196 students13:1

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.