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Powell County High School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 183 (2023-2024)
Schools: 1 (2023-2024)
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Powell County High School District is a school district in Montana (Deer Lodge and Powell counties). During the 2024 school year, 183 students attended the district's single school.

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

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Powell County High School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Rex Anderson2028
Will Gravely2028
Scott Perkins2028
Katie Applegate2027
Jennifer Nicholson2027
Bart Smith2027
Kathy Clark2026
Robert Rabel2026

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Powell County High School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Montana House of Representatives District 76John FitzpatrickRepublican Party 97% 54%
Montana House of Representatives District 71Scott DeMaroisDemocratic Party 3% 8%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

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: $355,000 $2,029 8%
Local: $2,498,000 $14,274 60%
State: $1,335,000 $7,629 32%
Total: $4,188,000 $23,931
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $3,815,000 $21,800
Total Current Expenditures: $3,625,000 $20,714
Instructional Expenditures: $2,339,000 $13,365 61%
Student and Staff Support: $202,000 $1,154 5%
Administration: $622,000 $3,554 16%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $462,000 $2,640 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $11,000 $62
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $38,000 $217
Interest on Debt: $127,000 $725

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 30-39 PS PS PS PS 21-39
2020-2021 11-19 PS PS <=20
2018-2019 30-39 PS PS 30-39
2017-2018 40-49 PS PS 50-59
2016-2017 20-29 PS PS 20-29
2012-2013 50-59 PS PS 50-59
2011-2012 65-69 PS PS PS PS 70-79
2010-2011 60-64 PS PS >=50 60-69

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 (%)
2021-2022 40-49 PS PS PS PS 40-59
2020-2021 30-39 PS PS 21-39
2018-2019 30-39 PS PS 30-39
2017-2018 50-59 PS PS 50-59
2016-2017 30-39 PS PS 30-39
2012-2013 80-89 PS PS >=90
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS PS PS 80-89
2010-2011 >=95 PS PS >=50 >=90

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2020-2021 >=80 PS PS >=80
2019-2020 >=90 PS PS >=90
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS >=90
2017-2018 80-89 PS PS 80-89
2016-2017 >=90 PS PS PS >=80
2015-2016 >=90 PS PS >=90
2014-2015 >=90 PS PS >=90
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS PS PS >=90
2012-2013 80-89 PS PS PS 80-89
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 85-89 PS PS 85-89

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 183 -1.6
2022-2023 186 5.9
2021-2022 175 10.9
2020-2021 156 -19.9
2019-2020 187 -1.6
2018-2019 190 -1.6
2017-2018 193 -3.6
2016-2017 200 3.0
2015-2016 194 -15.5
2014-2015 224 -0.9
2013-2014 226 -4.0
2012-2013 235 -8.1
2011-2012 254 -3.5
2010-2011 263 -6.5
2009-2010 280 -1.8
2008-2009 285 -9.1
2007-2008 311 5.1
2006-2007 295 -2.0
2005-2006 301 -2.0
2004-2005 307 -1.0
2003-2004 310 -1.3
2002-2003 314 -3.2
2001-2002 324 -0.3
2000-2001 325 -2.5
1999-2000 333 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Powell County High School District (%) Montana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.6 10.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.1 0.6
Black 0.0 0.7
Hispanic 3.3 6.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 4.4 5.0
White 90.7 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, Powell County High School District had 17.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.76.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 0.00
Secondary: 17.00
Total: 17.00

Powell County High School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 1.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 1.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 1.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 1.54

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 Powell County High School District operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Powell County High School1839-12


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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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