Heart Butte K-12 Schools School District

1 School Road
Heart Butte, MT 59448
(District boundaries shown in map)
1/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 39 students in Heart Butte K-12 Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Montana.
Public Middle School in Heart Butte K-12 School School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Montana public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 10% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority American Indian), which is more than the Montana public middle school average of 23% (majority American Indian).

Overview

This School District
This State (MT)
# Schools
3 Schools
335 Schools
# Students
208 Students
34,442 Students
# Teachers
22 Teachers
2,583 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1

District Rank

Heart Butte K-12 Schools School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 349 school districts in Montana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 60-79% has increased from 50% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (MT)
#346 out of 350 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
This chart displays the overall district rank of Heart Butte K-12 Schools  School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
≤5%
35%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Heart Butte K-12 Schools  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Montana by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
≤5%
46%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Heart Butte K-12 Schools  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Montana by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
≤10%
37%
This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Heart Butte K-12 Schools  School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Montana by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
60-79%
86%
This chart displays public school graduation rate of Heart Butte K-12 Schools  School District and public school graduation rate of Montana by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.02
0.39
# American Indian Students
206 Students
3,993 Students
% American Indian Students
99%
12%
# Asian Students
n/a
208 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
2 Students
1,900 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
5%
# Black Students
n/a
196 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
n/a
26,592 Students
% White Students
n/a
77%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
62 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
1,491 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
4%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:
-
28
# Students in K Grade:
17
358
# Students in 1st Grade:
11
345
# Students in 2nd Grade:
11
397
# Students in 3rd Grade:
17
343
# Students in 4th Grade:
9
334
# Students in 5th Grade:
18
1,673
# Students in 6th Grade:
12
7,610
# Students in 7th Grade:
19
11,386
# Students in 8th Grade:
20
11,789
# Students in 9th Grade:
16
41
# Students in 10th Grade:
22
54
# Students in 11th Grade:
17
43
# Students in 12th Grade:
19
41
# Ungraded Students:
-
-

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $34,337 is higher than the state median of $15,183. The school district revenue/student has grown by 35% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $37,726 is higher than the state median of $15,271. The school district spending/student has grown by 43% over four school years.
This School District
This State (MT)
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$2,285 MM
This chart displays total revenue of Heart Butte K-12 Schools  School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Montana by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending
$8 MM
$2,298 MM
This chart displays total spending of Heart Butte K-12 Schools  School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Montana by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Revenue / Student
$34,337
$15,183
This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Heart Butte K-12 Schools  School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Montana by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Spending / Student
$37,726
$15,271
This chart displays average spending per public school student in Heart Butte K-12 Schools  School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Montana by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Best Heart Butte K-12 Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Heart Butte 6-8
Magnet School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
1 School Rd
Heart Butte, MT 59448
(406) 338-2200
Grades: 6-8
| 39 students

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

  • District size: 3 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 208 students
  • Student:Teacher Ratio: 9:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 100%
  • : 60-79% (Btm 50% in MT)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : ≤5% (Btm 50%)
  • : ≤5% (Btm 50%)
  • : ≤10% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MT Dept. of Education

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