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Ryegate K-12 Schools, Montana, elections

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Ryegate K-12 Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 63 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Ryegate K-12 Schools is a school district in Montana (Golden Valley County). During the 2024 school year, 63 students attended one of the district's three schools.

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

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Ryegate Public School, At-large

General election

General election for Ryegate Public School, At-large

Gary W. Harlow and Theresa Sutton-Schaff ran in the general election for Ryegate Public School, At-large on May 6, 2025.

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Theresa Sutton-Schaff (Nonpartisan)

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Ryegate Public School, At-large

General election

Special general election for Ryegate Public School, At-large

Hardy B. Wipf ran in the special general election for Ryegate Public School, At-large on May 6, 2025.

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About the district

School board

Ryegate K-12 Schools consists of five members serving three-year terms.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Theresa Sutton-Schaff20252028
Hardy Wipf20252027
Shane Hooker2026

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Ryegate K-12 Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Montana House of Representatives District 38Greg OblanderRepublican Party 100% 17%

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: $298,000 $5,321 18%
Local: $754,000 $13,464 46%
State: $568,000 $10,143 35%
Total: $1,620,000 $28,929
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $1,577,000 $28,160
Total Current Expenditures: $1,542,000 $27,535
Instructional Expenditures: $889,000 $15,875 56%
Student and Staff Support: $54,000 $964 3%
Administration: $217,000 $3,875 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $382,000 $6,821 24%
Total Capital Outlay: $31,000 $553
Construction: $0 $0
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 (%)
2020-2021 PS PS PS
2018-2019 <=20 PS PS <=20
2017-2018 <=20 PS PS <50
2016-2017 <=10 <50 PS <=20
2015-2016 21-39 PS 21-39
2014-2015 40-59 PS PS <50
2013-2014 PS PS
2012-2013 60-69 PS PS 60-79
2011-2012 80-89 PS PS >=80
2010-2011 60-69 PS 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 (%)
2020-2021 PS PS PS
2018-2019 <=20 PS PS <=20
2017-2018 <=20 PS PS <=20
2016-2017 <=10 <50 PS <=20
2015-2016 <=20 PS PS <=20
2014-2015 <50 PS PS <50
2013-2014 PS PS
2012-2013 80-89 PS PS >=80
2011-2012 80-89 PS PS >=80
2010-2011 80-89 PS 80-89

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 (%)
2018-2019 PS PS
2017-2018 >=50 PS PS
2016-2017 PS PS
2015-2016 PS PS
2014-2015 PS PS PS
2013-2014 PS PS
2012-2013 >=50 >=50
2011-2012 PS PS
2010-2011 PS PS

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 63 30.2
2022-2023 44 -27.3
2021-2022 56 -1.8
2020-2021 57 15.8
2019-2020 48 -6.3
2018-2019 51 -7.8
2017-2018 55 -3.6
2016-2017 57 14.0
2015-2016 49 4.1
2014-2015 47 6.4
2013-2014 44 -36.4
2012-2013 60 -1.7
2011-2012 61 1.6
2010-2011 60 -13.3
2009-2010 68 -17.6
2008-2009 80 -12.5
2007-2008 90 -16.7
2006-2007 105 -7.6
2005-2006 113 10.6
2004-2005 101 1.0
2003-2004 100 19.0
2002-2003 81 -13.6
2001-2002 92 -5.4
2000-2001 97 -1.0
1999-2000 98 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Ryegate K-12 Schools (%) Montana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 10.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.6
Black 0.0 0.7
Hispanic 1.6 6.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 3.2 5.0
White 95.2 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, Ryegate K-12 Schools had 10.08 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 6.25.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.19
Elementary: 6.36
Secondary: 3.53
Total: 10.08

Ryegate K-12 Schools employed 1.09 district administrators and 0.40 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.09
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 0.40
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 2.70
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 0.51
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.34
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.17
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 0.00
Other Support Services: 7.30

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]

Ryegate K-12 Schools operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ryegate 7-8107-8
Ryegate High School129-12
Ryegate School41PK-8


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    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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