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Absarokee Elementary School District, Montana

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Absarokee Elementary School District
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District details
School board members: 9
Students: 125 (2023-2024)
Schools: 2 (2023-2024)
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Absarokee Elementary School District is a school district in Montana (Carbon and Stillwater counties). During the 2024 school year, 125 students attended one of the district's two schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Absarokee Elementary School District consists of nine members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Richelle Kelley20252028
Mark Ferster2027
Kaity Williams2027
Carolyn Hutson20242027
Scot Barthelmess2026
Gary Gates2026
Josh Royce2026
Kyle Sandlin2026
Kayce Arthun2025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $528,000 $4,714 22%
Local: $1,240,000 $11,071 52%
State: $598,000 $5,339 25%
Total: $2,366,000 $21,125
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $2,089,000 $18,651
Total Current Expenditures: $1,948,000 $17,392
Instructional Expenditures: $999,000 $8,919 48%
Student and Staff Support: $280,000 $2,500 13%
Administration: $273,000 $2,437 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $396,000 $3,535 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $62,000 $553
Construction: $6,000 $53
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $2,000 $17
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 25-29 PS PS PS 25-29
2018-2019 30-34 <50 PS PS 30-34
2017-2018 25-29 PS PS PS 25-29
2016-2017 30-34 PS PS PS PS 25-29
2015-2016 30-34 PS PS 30-34
2014-2015 <=20 PS PS <=20
2012-2013 65-69 PS PS PS 65-69
2011-2012 65-69 PS PS PS 70-74
2010-2011 65-69 PS PS PS 65-69

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 25-29 PS PS PS 25-29
2018-2019 40-44 >=50 PS PS 40-44
2017-2018 40-44 PS PS PS 40-44
2016-2017 35-39 PS PS PS PS 35-39
2015-2016 30-34 PS PS PS PS 30-34
2014-2015 20-29 PS PS 20-29
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 80-84 PS PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 125 14.4
2022-2023 107 -4.7
2021-2022 112 6.3
2020-2021 105 -21.0
2019-2020 127 -13.4
2018-2019 144 -4.2
2017-2018 150 2.0
2016-2017 147 -5.4
2015-2016 155 -9.0
2014-2015 169 -4.7
2013-2014 177 7.9
2012-2013 163 -9.2
2011-2012 178 1.1
2010-2011 176 -4.5
2009-2010 184 -1.1
2008-2009 186 1.1
2007-2008 184 -15.2
2006-2007 212 0.0
2005-2006 212 -2.4
2004-2005 217 -11.1
2003-2004 241 1.7
2002-2003 237 -10.1
2001-2002 261 4.2
2000-2001 250 -8.8
1999-2000 272 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Absarokee Elementary School District (%) Montana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 4.0 10.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.6
Black 0.0 0.7
Hispanic 3.2 6.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 0.8 5.0
White 92.0 76.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Absarokee Elementary School District had 10.17 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.29.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 1.16
Elementary: 9.01
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 10.17

Absarokee Elementary School District employed 0.76 district administrators and 0.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 0.76
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 0.50
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 5.10
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.65
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.52
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.52
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.30
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.50
Other Support Services: 7.24


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Absarokee Elementary School District operates two schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Absarokee 6-8456-8
Absarokee School80PK-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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