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Valier Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Valier.

Valier’s Schools page →

Students
95
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,953
MT $13,570
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
The gist

What stands out about Valier Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 21% of Montana districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Spends 18% more per student than the MT average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.6% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 21% 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 Valier. Grade by grade →

PK–6Valier SchoolThis district
7–8Valier 7-8This district
9–12Valier High SchoolValier High School District

Test scores vs. MT

2021–22
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 35.2% · 79 students tested
Reading / language arts30–34%
State average 45.7% · 79 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 90% at Valier 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
$15,953 per student · 18% above MT
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 37%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 39%State 42%Federal 19%

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

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

Enrollment over time
110’20
110’21
122’22
107’23
95’24

Down 13.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 66%American Indian/Alaska Native 24%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 3%

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.