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Miles City Elementary School District, Montana

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Miles City Elementary School District
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District details
School board members: 11
Students: 957 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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Miles City Elementary School District is a school district in Montana (Custer County). During the 2024 school year, 957 students attended one of the district's five 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 Miles City Elementary School District consists of 11 members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Karl Drga2028
Ren Gardner2028
Jennifer Muscha2028
Kim Peila2028
Fred Scheid III2027
Andy Zook2027
Steve Atwood20242027
Kristin Tait20242027
Marc Ingraham2026
Tyler Niedge2026
Rusty Phalen2026

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: $2,573,000 $2,711 20%
Local: $3,589,000 $3,782 28%
State: $6,428,000 $6,773 51%
Total: $12,590,000 $13,267
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $12,007,000 $12,652
Total Current Expenditures: $11,833,000 $12,468
Instructional Expenditures: $6,993,000 $7,368 58%
Student and Staff Support: $1,567,000 $1,651 13%
Administration: $1,361,000 $1,434 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,912,000 $2,014 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $172,000 $181
Construction: $43,000 $45
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
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 (%)
2021-2022 23 <50 <50 <=20 <=20 <50 24
2020-2021 28 PS <50 <=20 <=20 <50 29
2018-2019 36 PS <50 21-39 <50 <50 37
2017-2018 35 >=50 <50 <=20 <50 <50 36
2016-2017 28 <50 <50 <50 <50 29
2015-2016 32 <50 <50 <50 <50 33
2014-2015 25 PS PS <50 PS 25-29
2013-2014 >=50 PS PS >=50
2012-2013 61 >=50 <50 21-39 40-59 63
2011-2012 65 >=50 <50 <50 40-59 67
2010-2011 65 <50 PS 21-39 <=20 67

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 (%)
2021-2022 38 <50 <50 <=20 <=20 <50 40
2020-2021 37 PS <50 <=20 <=20 <50 39
2018-2019 45 PS <50 21-39 <50 <50 48
2017-2018 44 <50 <50 21-39 >=50 <50 44
2016-2017 37 <50 <50 <50 <50 37
2015-2016 36 >=50 <50 <50 <50 37
2014-2015 27 PS <50 <50 PS 28
2013-2014 >=50 PS PS >=50
2012-2013 82 >=50 >=50 >=80 60-79 83
2011-2012 86 >=50 >=50 >=50 60-79 87
2010-2011 86 >=50 PS 60-79 40-59 88

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 957 0.4
2022-2023 953 0.4
2021-2022 949 1.3
2020-2021 937 -3.6
2019-2020 971 0.1
2018-2019 970 -0.9
2017-2018 979 -6.9
2016-2017 1,047 0.6
2015-2016 1,041 0.1
2014-2015 1,040 0.0
2013-2014 1,040 -1.2
2012-2013 1,052 -0.2
2011-2012 1,054 -0.2
2010-2011 1,056 5.6
2009-2010 997 -0.3
2008-2009 1,000 -1.2
2007-2008 1,012 -4.1
2006-2007 1,053 2.3
2005-2006 1,029 -6.1
2004-2005 1,092 -3.2
2003-2004 1,127 0.5
2002-2003 1,121 -1.9
2001-2002 1,142 -3.8
2000-2001 1,185 -4.1
1999-2000 1,233 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Miles City Elementary School District (%) Montana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 5.8 10.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.6
Black 1.2 0.7
Hispanic 2.4 6.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2
Two or More Races 0.5 5.0
White 89.6 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, Miles City Elementary School District had 65.93 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.52.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 5.08
Elementary: 59.85
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 65.93

Miles City Elementary School District employed 1.50 district administrators and 5.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.50
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 5.50
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 29.99
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.10
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.40
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 3.40
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.50
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 3.88
Other Support Services: 29.37


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 Miles City Elementary School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Garfield School240KG-5
Highland Park School122PK-2
Jefferson School99PK-2
Lincoln School1533-5
Washington Middle School 6-83436-8

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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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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