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Independent Elementary School District, Montana

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Independent Elementary School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 299 (2023-2024)
Schools: 1 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Independent Elementary School District is a school district in Montana (Yellowstone County). During the 2024 school year, 299 students attended the district's single school.

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

School board

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

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Adam Zelka2027
Brett Weisz20242027
Jake Detling2026
Amy Lierow2026
Jamee Wilson2025

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: $412,000 $1,364 12%
Local: $1,214,000 $4,020 36%
State: $1,722,000 $5,702 51%
Total: $3,348,000 $11,086
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $3,086,000 $10,218
Total Current Expenditures: $2,887,000 $9,559
Instructional Expenditures: $1,907,000 $6,314 62%
Student and Staff Support: $188,000 $622 6%
Administration: $305,000 $1,009 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $487,000 $1,612 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $40,000 $132
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $38,000 $125


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 40-44 PS <50 PS PS 40-44
2018-2019 50-54 PS PS >=50 50-54
2017-2018 50-54 PS PS PS 50-54
2016-2017 50-54 PS PS <50 >=50 50-54
2015-2016 40-44 PS PS <50 40-44
2014-2015 30-34 PS PS 30-34
2013-2014 PS PS
2012-2013 65-69 PS PS PS >=50 70-74
2011-2012 75-79 PS PS PS >=50 75-79
2010-2011 75-79 PS PS PS PS 75-79

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 40-44 PS <50 PS PS 40-44
2018-2019 55-59 PS PS <50 55-59
2017-2018 50-54 >=50 PS PS 50-54
2016-2017 50-54 PS PS >=50 >=50 50-54
2015-2016 50-54 PS PS <50 50-54
2014-2015 50-54 PS PS 55-59
2013-2014 PS PS
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS PS >=50 >=95
2011-2012 90-94 PS PS PS >=50 90-94
2010-2011 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94

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 299 0.7
2022-2023 297 -1.7
2021-2022 302 4.3
2020-2021 289 -7.3
2019-2020 310 0.0
2018-2019 310 5.2
2017-2018 294 -0.3
2016-2017 295 -7.1
2015-2016 316 -0.3
2014-2015 317 5.7
2013-2014 299 4.0
2012-2013 287 0.7
2011-2012 285 -4.6
2010-2011 298 10.4
2009-2010 267 -2.2
2008-2009 273 2.6
2007-2008 266 -4.5
2006-2007 278 6.8
2005-2006 259 -2.7
2004-2005 266 8.3
2003-2004 244 0.8
2002-2003 242 2.1
2001-2002 237 -0.4
2000-2001 238 2.9
1999-2000 231 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Independent Elementary School District (%) Montana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 2.3 10.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.6
Black 1.0 0.7
Hispanic 6.4 6.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1.7 0.2
Two or More Races 5.0 5.0
White 83.6 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, Independent Elementary School District had 18.35 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.29.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 2.20
Elementary: 16.15
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 18.35

Independent Elementary School District employed 1.15 district administrators and 0.84 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.15
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 0.84
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 5.45
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.01
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.04
Other Support Services: 5.63


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 Independent Elementary School District operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Independent School299PK-6

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