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District details
School board members: 8
Students: 852 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Sidney Elementary School District is a school district in Montana (Richland County). During the 2024 school year, 852 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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Elections

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About the district

School board

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

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Lisa Gorder2027
Josh McGahan2027
Sara McMillen2027
David Seitz2026
Randy Iversen2025
Amy Loder2025
Ben Thogersen2025
Alex Villegas2025

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Overlapping state house districts

Sidney Elementary School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Montana House of Representatives District 33Brandon LerRepublican Party 70% 5%
Montana House of Representatives District 30Morgan ThielRepublican Party 30% 4%

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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: $1,843,000 $2,080 17%
Local: $3,762,000 $4,246 34%
State: $5,370,000 $6,061 49%
Total: $10,975,000 $12,387
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $10,438,000 $11,781
Total Current Expenditures: $10,371,000 $11,705
Instructional Expenditures: $6,412,000 $7,237 61%
Student and Staff Support: $1,058,000 $1,194 10%
Administration: $1,429,000 $1,612 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,472,000 $1,661 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $46,000 $51
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $21,000 $23
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 37 PS PS 20-29 <50 21-39 40
2020-2021 41 PS PS 21-39 PS >=50 40-44
2018-2019 38 PS PS 30-39 PS 40-59 38
2017-2018 39 PS PS 20-29 PS 40-49 39
2016-2017 41 40-59 >=50 30-39 21-39 41
2015-2016 39 >=50 <50 20-29 21-39 40
2014-2015 34 PS PS <=20 21-39 37
2013-2014 PS PS PS
2012-2013 74 >=50 PS 60-69 60-79 75
2011-2012 75 >=50 PS 60-79 >=80 75
2010-2011 76 PS PS 40-59 60-79 78

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 50 PS PS 30-39 >=50 40-59 51
2020-2021 46 PS >=50 40-49 <50 40-59 46
2018-2019 49 PS PS 40-49 PS 40-59 49
2017-2018 50 PS PS 30-39 PS 60-69 50
2016-2017 45 60-79 <50 40-49 21-39 45
2015-2016 45 >=50 >=50 30-39 40-59 45
2014-2015 38 PS PS 21-39 21-39 39
2013-2014 PS PS PS
2012-2013 92 >=50 PS 80-89 >=80 93
2011-2012 94 >=50 PS >=80 >=80 94
2010-2011 92 PS PS 60-79 >=80 93

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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 852 -0.5
2022-2023 856 -3.5
2021-2022 886 -1.7
2020-2021 901 -3.7
2019-2020 934 0.0
2018-2019 934 -1.1
2017-2018 944 -2.1
2016-2017 964 -1.3
2015-2016 977 -0.1
2014-2015 978 6.6
2013-2014 913 3.3
2012-2013 883 3.3
2011-2012 854 12.2
2010-2011 750 1.2
2009-2010 741 1.5
2008-2009 730 4.5
2007-2008 697 -3.7
2006-2007 723 -0.8
2005-2006 729 -3.2
2004-2005 752 -7.6
2003-2004 809 -0.6
2002-2003 814 -4.2
2001-2002 848 -7.9
2000-2001 915 -2.6
1999-2000 939 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Sidney Elementary School District (%) Montana K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.9 10.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 0.6
Black 1.2 0.7
Hispanic 9.5 6.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2
Two or More Races 3.9 5.0
White 82.6 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, Sidney Elementary School District had 59.95 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.21.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.40
Kindergarten: 6.80
Elementary: 51.75
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 59.95

Sidney Elementary School District employed 1.70 district administrators and 3.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 1.70
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 3.00
School Administrative Support: 0.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 20.39
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.70
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.34
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 8.80
Other Support Services: 29.23

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 Sidney Elementary School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Central Elementary2563-5
Sidney Middle School2856-8
West Side Elementary311PK-2


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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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